section_path: Impacts/Impact in Israel
section_name: Impact in Israel
paragraph_text: Impact in Israel
  
  Following the Israeli strikes on Iran, Israel declared a state of maximum alert, with the IDF urging civilians to remain in shelters in anticipation of further attacks. Public gatherings were prohibited, schools were closed, and flights at Israel's main airport were canceled as precautionary measures.
  
  Iran has threatened to target American, British, and French bases and vessels in the region if they assist Israel in countering its strikes.
  
  Israel launched an airlift operation to repatriate around 100,000 Israelis stranded abroad due to the conflict. Israel's flag carrier El Al, along with local airlines Israir and Arkia, announced that they would participate, with El Al stating that repatriation flights were scheduled from Athens, Budapest, Milan, Rome, Paris, and London. Cruise ship operator Mano Maritime also announced its intent to participate. The first two flights departed from Larnaca, Cyprus, on 18 June and returned hundreds of citizens.
  
  The Iranian attack on the Weizmann Institute, a "a world-leading multidisciplinary research institution in the natural and exact sciences" caused severe damage to advanced medical and biological research. A Weizmann professor told Times of Israel that colleagues from around the world have shown solidarity with the Institute.