“Our US embassy and consulate in Israel will remain officially closed today due to the confinement order. Minor damage was recorded due to the shocks of Iranian missile impacts near the headquarters of the Embassy in Tel Avivbut There were no injuries among American staff“He said in his X Huckabee profile.
In a later message, Huckabe clarified that no one was injured and that the damages were due only to The shock waves produced by a nearby explosion.
Already on June 14, USA authorized the voluntary exit of relatives and some employees of the US government who They were not in an emergency situation. Those who stayed in the country, They remain refugees in their homes.
From Sunday night, as well as this morning, Iran launched missiles and drones against Israeli territoryby way of retaliation for the aerial offensive begun by Israel on Friday morning against nuclear, military and high positions of the Iranian regime.
While the Israeli army does not reveal the unusual missile impact points, in total 18 people have died in attacksaccording to the last figure of emergency services, mostly in cities located on the periphery of Tel Aviv such as Bat Yam or Petah Tikva.
Sub confusion –there were not insults to us personnel at us Embassy branch –the minor Damage to property were from the shock waves (ie “concusions”) from the Nearby Blast. Not Human Concussions. Repeat – not Impuries Thank God! https://t.co/zdabon5yy2
– Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@govmikehuckabee) June 16, 2025
Also in the city of Removot, about 20 kilometers south of Tel Aviv, the Weizmann Science Institute building was Virtually ruins after a missile attack, without causing victims.
The Northern District of Haifa has also been the subject of attacks and, that same night, Iranian missiles They hit the largest oil refinery in Israel, Located in the Bay of Haifa, causing a fire, according to images on social networks and information on the Fire Service.
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