Israel’s Achilles’ heel revealed in the 12-day war

In a report on the 12-day war and Israeli aggression against Iran, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed noted: “Israel suffers from a severe shortage of public shelters or even reinforced buildings, especially in older areas. But the vulnerability exposed during the Iranian missile attacks was in the so-called fortified centers that Israel assumed were safe. In many cases, these structures failed to withstand the strikes, leading to civilian casualties inside supposedly secure buildings. One clear example was the missile strike on Be’er Sheva on the morning of June 24, just hours before the ceasefire was declared.”

The report stated that the war once again exposed the lack of adequate shelter infrastructure. In many instances, some Israelis reportedly prevented others from entering shelters. While some of these incidents were racially motivated—with Arabs and foreigners being denied access—in many other cases, even Israelis denied each other entry, displaying an overall breakdown of solidarity under pressure.