More than 9,000 compensation requests… Official data reveals extensive losses inside the Israeli entity

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Egyptian researcher Sameh Askar published an analysis in which he claimed to reveal part of the scale of losses inside “Israel” resulting from the strikes carried out by Iran and Hezbollah, based on data published on an Israeli government website that allows citizens to submit compensation claims for damage to their property.

Askar explained in a post that knowing the scale of losses “does not require an official admission from the Israeli side,” pointing out that the government website displays the real damage to homes and receives compensation claims from affected settlers.

According to the data presented by the researcher, Israelis have submitted approximately 9,115 compensation claims since the beginning of the war, distributed across several types of damage:

– Building and home damage: 6,586 requests
– Vehicle damage: 1,485 requests
– Damage to equipment and contents inside homes or businesses: 1,044 requests

He pointed out that these figures are recorded as of March 10, taking into account, in his words, that there are thousands of claims that have not yet been submitted since the start of the war with Iran.

According to the geographical breakdown of damages, the figures were as follows:

– Tel Aviv: 4,609
– Ashkelon: 3,664
– Jerusalem: 181
– Acre: 494
– Tiberias: 167

He added that “dozens of other affected cities have not yet submitted their data,” mentioning among them Haifa, Nahariya, Bat Yam, and Kiryat Shmona, in addition to settlements and cities in the North, the Upper Galilee, Beersheba, Beit Shemesh, and others.

Askar believes that the actual numbers may be higher than announced, given that the current statistics—according to his proposal—only monitored five areas.

According to his estimates, recording about 6,500 cases of building damage means the complete or partial destruction of Israeli homes, which could indicate, based on the average family size, that more than 26,000 settlers have become homeless or had their homes damaged according to the announced figures.

The researcher noted that the published statistics, in his view, do not cover military sites, civilian institutions, ports, or companies, considering that this may reflect broader losses that are not disclosed.

Askar concluded his analysis by saying that the lack of full disclosure of losses may be due to considerations related to avoiding an “internal shock affecting settlement” in addition to preserving the image of strength before allies.