Dramatic moment CNN journalist abandons live shot as Iran fires missiles on Tel Aviv
This is the dramatic moment a CNN correspondent had to take over when Iran rained missiles on Tel Aviv.
Jim Sciutto reported live from a rooftop in Israel as Iran launched an attack on the country on Tuesday.
“We have to get off the roof,” Sciutto said as the rockets in the skies over Tel Aviv rapidly increased. ‘These land right next to us. We have to go inside.’
Israel has the Iron Dome defense system to intercept missiles, but some fragments appeared to reach central Tel Aviv.
Iran launched missiles at Israel as darkness began to fall, sending Israelis into bomb shelters in fear for their lives.
Jim Sciutto reported live from Israel as Iran launched an attack on the city on Tuesday
Earlier Tuesday, the US embassy in Israel told its employees to return home and be prepared to enter bomb shelters as the White House warned of an impending ballistic missile attack from Iran.
The warning comes with the Middle East on the brink of all-out war and a day after Israeli forces launched a ground invasion of southern Lebanon aimed at crippling the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah.
Iran launched missiles at Israel as darkness began to fall and Americans began bombing bomb shelters in fear for their lives.
Earlier Tuesday, the US embassy in Israel told its employees to return home and be prepared to enter bomb shelters as the White House warned of an impending ballistic missile attack from Iran.
Iran launched missiles at Israel as darkness began to fall and Americans began bombing bomb shelters in fear for their lives
A man holds children as people take cover during an air raid, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in central Israel on October 1
People seek shelter as rockets rain down on Tel Aviv on Tuesday
The warning comes with the Middle East on the brink of all-out war and a day after Israeli forces launched a ground invasion of southern Lebanon aimed at crippling the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah.
The White House had warned that any attack would have “serious consequences.”
“The United States has indications that Iran is preparing to launch an early ballistic missile attack on Israel,” a senior administration official told DailyMail.com earlier Tuesday.
“We actively support defensive preparations to defend Israel against this attack. A direct military attack by Iran on Israel will have serious consequences for Iran.”
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant discussed the “imminent” threat with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
The attack could exceed the scale of an earlier bombing in April, in which hundreds of drones and missiles were launched at the country.
A Western source told Axios that, unlike the April attack, this time Iran is expected to launch ballistic missiles that can reach Israel within 12 minutes, and not drones or cruise missiles that allow for a much longer preparation time for defense and interception.
Israel has the Iron Dome defense system to intercept missiles, but some fragments appeared to reach downtown Tel Aviv
A rocket flies in the sky above Tel Aviv
The Pentagon said Monday that the United States is sending several thousand additional troops to the Middle East to bolster the 40,000 troops already in the region and help defend Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement on Tuesday that Israel faces “major challenges” in its fight against an Iranian axis.
In the videotaped statement, he urged the public to listen to public safety guidelines from the Army’s Home Front Command. He made no direct mention of a missile threat.