A satellite teleport outside Jerusalem operated by SES has been struck by a missile and seemingly suffered damage to several antennas.

As reported by SpaceNews and others, European satellite firm SES this week said a missile “targeted and struck” its teleport facility in Israel on Monday, March 9.

The Emek Ha’Ela Satellite Earth Station (aka SES Ha’Ela Satellite Station) is based in Beit Shemesh, to the west of Jerusalem. It reportedly hosts more than 100 antennas.

Dashcam footage on social media appears to show a direct hit on a number of small antennas. Further footage published by Palestinian press shows severe damage to some antennas.

The company said a small portion of the geostationary antenna field was damaged, adding that no injuries were reported and the impact did not affect the main facility at Emek Ha’ela.

“Power, Internet connectivity, and all services not dependent on the impacted antennas continue to operate normally,” SES said. “We activated our business continuity plan and are working closely with customers. Restoration paths are in place, with recovery activities already underway.”

Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group based in Lebanon, released a statement through an affiliated media outlet saying it targeted the Emek Ha’ela site. The group described the facility as belonging to “the Cyber Defense and Communications Division of the Israeli enemy army.”

The Mehr News Agency, a semi-official news agency sponsored by the Iranian government, said the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) had targeted the site as it was one of the Israeli military’s main communication hubs.

The Times of Israel reports that the Israeli Defence Force said an “isolated failure” resulted in the missile making it through the country’s defensive measures. Another missile was targeting the IDF Home Front Command headquarters in Ramle. Attempts to shoot down the two missiles failed, and the impacts occurred without sirens sounding in the relevant areas.

The teleport was established in 1972 by the Communications Ministry to transmit television and telephone signals. It was privatized in 2008.

The US and Israel began coordinated joint attacks on cities and sites across Iran on February 28. Iranian retaliatory strikes have hit Gulf states and beyond. Multiple data centers have been hit by drones or missiles in the wake of the conflict - which US President Donald Trump is calling Operation Epic Fury.

Several Amazon facilities in the UAE and one in Bahrain have been struck, impacting services. The strikes were the first publicly confirmed instance of a US hyperscale data center being impacted by physical attacks in a war. A local news agency with ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims that the drone strikes were deliberate.

US-Israeli attacks are thought to have struck several data centers in Iran. Non-profit group Holistic Resistance says at least two data centers in Tehran have been struck, with one of the data centers reportedly used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Specific information on the facilities and their operators was not shared.

Last week, a banking data center on the outskirts of Tehran, reportedly used to process payments for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was struck. The strike was confirmed by the Iranian armed forces, with several people reportedly killed.