Ramat David Airbase in northern Israel was hit by a missile fragment overnight between Sunday and Monday during the brief escalation between Israel and Iran, the IDF confirmed to The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.
Initial reports in Israeli media and the Post on Tuesday said that the base appeared to have been hit, citing satellite imagery published by Soar Atlas on X/Twitter earlier that day.
The military told the Post that no injuries were caused and that no damage was done to structures that affect flight operations.
However, some minor damage was caused to equipment and other support facilities, possibly damaging a road or pathway within the air base.
Investigations remain underway as to the cause of the incident.
IDF investigating circumstances leading to hit on airbase
These ongoing investigations include determining whether the fragment that hit was a whole missile, a fragment from an interception, or part of a warhead or other explosive munition.
The fact that investigations are ongoing suggests the impact may have been caused by a whole missile, one not intercepted, hitting the base.
Soar Atlas compared satellite footage from Monday with footage from June 5, appearing to show the impact of an airstrike on a hangar at the IAF base southeast of Haifa, near Migdal Ha’emek.
Ramat David Airbase hosts the Israel Air Force's 101st Fighter Squadron, consisting of F-16 fighter jets, as well as drone squadrons.
This is not the first time that munitions fired by Iran or Iranian-backed terror groups have been reported to hit the airbase.
Last month, imagery was published of what appeared to be two airstrikes that impacted Ramat David Airbase during Operation Roaring Lion.
The base was reportedly also hit by Hezbollah rockets in 2024, as the Lebanese terror group fired across the border into northern Israel.