Nearly 18,000 Israelis have filed property damage claims since Israel launched “Operation Roaring Lion” against Iran last month, the Israel Tax Authority’s Compensation Fund reported Tuesday. The tally compiled before yet another Iranian ballistic missile struck a residential area in the Tel Aviv region that same morning.

As of early Tuesday, the fund had received 17,683 total claims: 11,846 for structural damage, 3,721 for damaged vehicles, 1,744 for damage to personal belongings, and 372 for miscellaneous losses.

The Tel Aviv-Yafo municipality accounted for the largest share of claims, at 21.9%, reflecting its status as Iran’s most targeted urban center. Beersheva came in second at 15.8%, followed by the Jerusalem suburb of Beit Shemesh at 7.7%, and the southern desert cities of Arad and Dimona at 7.2% and 4.8%, respectively.

The figures underscore the breadth of the Iranian assault on civilian infrastructure since the conflict began on Feb. 28. At least 17 civilians have been killed in hundreds of Iranian ballistic-missile attacks since the war’s outbreak. Iran’s Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah, has compounded the toll by firing rockets and drones across the northern border, keeping communities there under sustained threat as well.

The Tuesday morning strike in the Tel Aviv area was not included in the claims data, meaning the final numbers are expected to climb further.

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