Just under 3,500 residents of Israel have been forced to evacuate their homes since the start of the current war against Iran, and 10,946 claims for property damage have been submitted, the state comptroller said.

A report published Monday covered the period from the start of the war on February 28 to 8 a.m. on Sunday.

Evacuations took place in 22 local authorities hit by missiles or interception fragments. They were led by Tel Aviv-Jaffa (1,420), Beit Shemesh west of Jerusalem (840), and the southern city of Beersheba (570). In fourth place came the mixed Arab-Jewish central city of Ramle (190), followed by Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv (105), Zarzir, a Bedouin town in northern Israel (65), and the central cities of Givatayim (55) and Ramat Gan (40).

Nine people, including three siblings, were killed in Beit Shemesh earlier this month when an Iranian missile strike demolished a synagogue and several homes. Israel’s rescue services said 65 people were hospitalized in the attack, including two seriously wounded.

In one major hit on Beersheba, at least 19 people were injured.

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