Jerusalem, 10 August, 2025 (TPS-IL) — Olga Weissberg, a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor seriously injured by an Iranian missile during the 12-day war in June, died Saturday at her home in Rehovot. She collapsed late in the day, and Magen David Adom medics pronounced her dead on the scene.
Weissberg was wounded in a missile strike on June 15 and had been discharged from the hospital prior to her death. It was not immediately clear if Weissberg’s passing was directly caused by those injuries.
A funeral is due to be held in Rehovot at 5:00 PM.
Weissberg is the second Holocaust survivor whose death is linked to the recent Iranian missile attacks on Israeli cities. Yvette Shmilovitz, 95, was killed by the shockwave of a missile strike in Petah Tikva that hit a neighboring building. Four people died in that attack.
During 12 days of war, 31 Israelis were killed and more than 3,000 were injured in Iranian missile strikes.
Israel launched preemptive strikes against Iranian nuclear sites on June 13, citing intelligence that Tehran had reached “a point of no return” in its pursuit of nuclear weapons. According to Israeli defense officials, Iran has developed the capacity to rapidly enrich uranium and assemble nuclear bombs, with sufficient fissile material for up to 15 weapons.
Israeli intelligence also exposed a covert program to complete all components of a nuclear device. The strikes marked a dramatic escalation in what officials describe as a broader Iranian strategy combining nuclear development, missile proliferation, and proxy warfare aimed at Israel’s destruction.
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