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Missile Strike Halts Weizmann Institute's Vital Research

7/16/2025

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On June 15, the Weizmann Institute was rocked by two Iranian ballistic missiles, inflicting a staggering two billion shekels in damage. Prof. Idit Shachar revealed that this catastrophic event has not only halted vital immunology research but also threatened decades of groundbreaking work, leaving the future of recovery shrouded in uncertainty.

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On June 15, the Weizmann Institute was rocked by two Iranian ballistic missiles, inflicting a staggering two billion shekels in damage. Prof. Idit Shachar revealed that this catastrophic event has not only halted vital immunology research but also threatened decades of groundbreaking work, leaving the future of recovery shrouded in uncertainty.