This is the moment two newlyweds in love were forced to move their first dance to an underground shelter because Iran fired missiles at Israel.
The touching scene showed the couple slowly dancing in the cramped and dusty hideaway as their wedding guests looked on and filmed the romantic moment.
Dressed in their wedding suits, they held each other as they swayed back and forth to the music that seemed to come from a cell phone one of the guests held up.
The emotional video was filmed in an underground shelter near one of Jerusalem’s largest hotels, Notre Dam, where the couple was reportedly staying.
The couple, along with hundreds of thousands of other Israelis, were forced into the bunker after Iran unleashed a barrage of 181 missiles across the country on Tuesday evening.
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The touching scene showed the couple slowly dancing in the cramped and dusty hideaway as their wedding guests looked on and filmed the romantic moment.
Dressed in their wedding suits, they held each other as they swayed back and forth to the music that seemed to come from a cell phone one of the guests held up.
Projectiles intercepted by Israel over Jerusalem on Tuesday evening
It was a worrying development in the Middle East conflict and caused air raid sirens to sound as rockets began raining down on Israel, with some rockets dramatically exploding in bright orange flames.
But amid the devastation and war, the video was seen as a moving example of love despite adversity and went viral, racking up 1.2 million views in five hours.
It was shared by biblical scholar and author Saul Sadka on Twitter/X, along with the comment: “Iran couldn’t hold back the joy of this wedding in Jerusalem even for a moment. (love heart emoji).”
A number of social media users responded to send their best wishes to the couple and praised them for continuing to dance despite the war raging above them.
Jerry Daniels said, “Mazel Tov to the beautiful couple!!”
Another person wrote: ‘They will remember this moment forever.’
Polly Rendall said: ‘Nice shot of Saul. Israelis are super strong. Congratulations to the couple.’
The video was shared by biblical scholar and author Saul Sadka on Twitter/X
A number of social media users extended their best wishes to the couple
The emotional video was filmed in an underground shelter near one of Jerusalem’s largest hotels, Notre Dam, where the couple was reportedly staying.
Men, women and children took shelter as air raid sirens sounded throughout Israel
People seek shelter during an air raid amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel
A missile is launched during a military exercise at a secret location in southern Iran, in this handout image obtained January 19, 2024
A user named Richard simply posted: “Beautiful.”
Shelly wrote: “May they have many happy years together.”
The sickening attack, for which Israel has vowed to retaliate, forced civilians to seek shelter as huge chunks of molten metal crashed to the ground.
But the remarkably minimal impact of the rocket barrage was partly due to Israel’s advanced warning systems, its shelters and air defense networks such as the Iron Dome and David’s Sling.
The expected attack, hailed as “heroic” by Iran-backed Hamas, marks a major escalation in the Middle East and was “twice as large” as the bombing of Tehran in April, which deployed more than 170 explosive drones and 120 ballistic missiles were launched.
In a major embarrassment for Iran, the US said the rocket salvo was “defeated and ineffective”, with only one reported death: a Palestinian man killed by shrapnel in the West Bank.
Despite Iran claiming that a new type of hypersonic missile has also been used for the first time, IDF Admiral Daniel Hagari said there were no Israeli casualties and only a few hits in the center of the country and the south.
“We are very alert both defensively and offensively,” Hagari said in a TV broadcast. “We will defend the citizens of the State of Israel. This attack will have consequences. We have plans and we will operate at the place and time we determine.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Iran’s massive missile attack on Israel “a big mistake” and vowed to make Tehran “pay for it.”
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan condemned the “significant escalation by Iran” but added: “In short, this attack appears to have been defeated and ineffective.”
And British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who was on the phone with his Israeli counterpart Netanyahu when the attack began, said: “I am deeply concerned that the region is on the brink and I am deeply concerned about the risk of miscalculation.”
As the world holds its breath over all-out war in the Middle East, the White House said President Joe Biden had ordered the US military to “assist Israel’s defense” and shoot down Iranian missiles.