US EditionIsraeli Scientists Reel After Iranian Missile Strikes Premier Research Institute
- On June 20, 2025, Iran carried out a missile attack targeting Israel’s prominent scientific research center located in Rehovot, resulting in significant damage to multiple laboratories and facilities.
- This attack followed earlier Iranian missile strikes against Israeli targets amid escalating tensions and Israel's targeting of Iranian nuclear scientists.
- The Weizmann Institute, founded in 1934 and renamed after Chaim Weizmann in 1949, plays a key role in Israel's scientific and defense sectors with about 2,500 researchers.
- Officials estimate the damage exceeds $500 million, and Netanyahu pledged that Israel will hold the leaders in Tehran fully accountable, highlighting the crucial role of intelligence in their ongoing efforts.
- The missile strike forced a temporary campus closure, disrupted years of research with no backups available, and underscored the vulnerability of Israeli infrastructure amid the broader regional conflict.
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According to researchers, the Weizmann Institute in Israel was damaged during an Iranian rocket attack. No one was injured, but laboratories, important equipment and documents were destroyed. The renowned facility in the city of Rechovot south of Tel Aviv is known for its work in life sciences and physics.
Researchers from the prestigious Weizmann Institute of Israel are trying to save their jobs after an Iranian rocket destroyed a building that was owned by ten of the last generation's laboratories, according to Reuters.
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