Bat Yam has filed a NIS 250 million lawsuit against Iran over the destruction caused by an Iranian missile strike during Operation Rising Lion, after nine residents were killed, 178 were wounded and 160 buildings were damaged in the city. Twenty-two of those buildings had to be demolished immediately. The case, initiated by Mayor Tzvika Brot, who also served as Likud’s campaign manager in Israel’s recent election, was filed in Jerusalem District Court. The lawsuit was prepared in Hebrew and translated into Persian