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⚖️WATCH: Bat Yam Mayor Confronts Iranian UN Diplomat in Manhattan With ₪250 Million Missile-Damage Claim Bat Yam Mayor Tzvika Brot confronted an Iranian UN diplomat on a Manhattan street, presenting lawsuit papers and telling him to consider himself served on behalf of his government. The city is seeking a reported ₪250 million from Iran over losses from the June 2025 missile attack during Operation Rising Lion. The municipality’s legal effort is led by Shurat HaDin and attorney Nitsana Darshan-Leitner. The claim seeks municipal expenses arising from the attack and recovery effort, separate from personal-injury and private-property compensation handled through Israel’s state system. Brot followed the diplomat as he walked away and pressed him over the civilians killed and residents left homeless in Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv. The city’s lawyers say the encounter allows the case to advance; no damages award has been announced.