Tel Aviv: A month after the end of the conflict between Iran and Israel, the damage caused by the Islamic republic remains unclear largely because of Israeli censorship. Images analysed by the FRANCE 24 Observers team show that Iran caused extensive damage and hit at least eight strategic and military targets. Sirens blared in the minutes before an Iranian ballistic missile crashed into the Tel Aviv suburb of Ramat Gan on the night of June 13, alerting residents to get into bomb shelters.

According to France24.com, the next morning, the people of Tirzah Street emerged to the sight of collapsed buildings and cars crushed into one another - hundreds of metres of destruction. One 74-year-old woman was killed.

Just hours before Iran's strike on Ramat Gan, Israel had launched a surprise attack on Iran, kicking off a new armed conflict between the two nations. In a speech broadcast on June 13, 2025, Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu justified the attack by citing the clear and present danger that the Iranian nuclear program posed to "Israel's survival." During the conflict, Israel killed about 30 Iranian senior security officials and 11 Iranian nuclear scientists. The Israeli army attacked more than 900 military sites, and between 800 and 1,000 Iranian missiles were destroyed on the ground.

The FRANCE 24 Observers team identified and geolocated 36 different Iranian strikes in Israel using open source data and by cross-referencing both amateur and professional images. The images that were verified show large swaths of destruction in several residential areas, as well as evidence that strikes hit strategic and military sites. Even though Israel incurred less damage than Iran, the investigation reveals that major strikes did take place but were kept under wraps by Israeli censorship. During the hostilities, the Israeli army ordered Israeli and international media outlets to refrain from publishing images of strikes on or near military targets.

Thanks to amateur images leaked online, the team was able to identify four Iranian missiles that landed on or near Israeli military zones. On June 17, an Iranian missile hit Camp Moshe Dayan, just a few hundred metres from the headquarters of the Israeli intelligence service Mossad. The camp, located in Ramat HaSharon to the north of Tel Aviv, is home to both Israeli military intelligence offices and Unit 8200, which specialises in intercepting communications. An amateur video shows the impact of the missile on the camp, and photos taken on the ground that were published on Telegram enabled the confirmation that at least one building - a hangar - was damaged.

It was the same story for a strike that hit the Kirya, a neighbourhood in Tel Aviv, on June 13. The Kirya is home to both the headquarters of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israeli Ministry of Defence. While reporting live, Trey Yingst, a journalist with the US news channel Fox News, was interrupted while reporting that a building in the complex had been hit by an Iranian missile.

The FRANCE 24 team also identified that additional Iranian strikes hit strategic infrastructure for the Israeli economy. Three Iranian attacks damaged energy infrastructure, including an oil refinery in the port city of Haifa, causing the Bazan Group to halt its activities for nearly two weeks. The company reported that damage to the refinery is estimated at between 150 and 200 million dollars.

Another significant strike hit the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, south of Tel Aviv, on the night of June 14. The AP, quoting the Institute, reported that the missile hit two buildings, causing extensive damage to research facilities.

Overall, out of the 36 strikes that were geolocated on Israeli soil, 28 hit civilian sites. The destruction caused by Iranian missiles to Israel had a direct impact on the lives of many Israelis, with nearly 3,500 injured and about 30 fatalities. However, this damage remains minor compared to what Iran experienced, with around 935 Iranians killed and more than 4,700 people injured by Israeli and American bombs, according to INSS.

The Iranian authorities have not clearly communicated what they were targeting, and some strikes hit non-strategic locations like roads and parking lots. The strong censorship from Israeli authorities has limited the dissemination of information about the strikes, especially those impacting military sites. This has included restricting the use of drones and cameras to capture footage around impact sites and arresting journalists attempting to report on the damage.