How the Israelis were alerted shortly before the Iranian strike: “First came the message on cellphones, then the burst of intercepts”

Everyone’s phones rang simultaneously with an alert message around 19:30 local time. The message read: “You must immediately enter a protected area and remain there until further notice.” The message was sent by the Israel Defense Forces’ Home Front Command and ended with the phrase “instructions to save life.” People started heading to safe rooms as rockets were fired at Israel from Iran. The sirens that sounded across the country were heard by millions of people. Iran’s armed forces fired 200 missiles at Israel in the attack on Tuesday night, Iranian state television reported. The Israeli military, for its part, reported that Iran fired about 180 missiles against Israeli territory, assuring that most were intercepted and destroyed. “As the alarm went off outside, we were taken to the shelter in the BBC office in Jerusalem – a secure part of the building with no windows. We heard often […]
Source: News Beast

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