Israel receives over 41,000 war damage claims amid conflict
Israel's Tax Authority has received over 41,000 war damage claims, with most related to building damage. The Compensation Fund is working with local authorities to provide initial assistance to affected citizens. Tel Aviv has the highest claim count, followed by Ashkelon and Acre.
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 26 (ANI/TPS): Since the outbreak of the war with, teams from the Israel Tax Authority's Compensation Fund - Property Tax, accompanied by engineers and appraisers, have been in the various arenas and are providing initial assistance to citizens whose homes and property have been damaged, in cooperation with representatives of local authorities operating in the field.
So far, 41,651 claims have been received by the compensation fund centers since the beginning of the war, of which 32,975 are for damage to buildings, 4,119 for damage to vehicles, and 4,456 for damage to contents and equipment. It is estimated that there are thousands more buildings that were damaged for which no claims have yet been filed.
Below is the distribution of claims by metropolitan centers:
Tel Aviv: 26,084
Ashkelon: 12,364
Acre: 2,750
Tiberias: 226
Central Areas: 114
Jerusalem: 104
Kiryat Shmona: 9 (ANI/TPS)