I've been speaking to Noah Efron, who lives in Tel Aviv, about the long hours he spent in a shelter overnight.
Noah, a city council member and podcast host, says his family took refuge in a public shelter with 80 other people – plus eight dogs and two cats.
They always bring books, pillows, treats for the dog, and “a whole load of pretzels,” he says.
During the missile attack, the children managed to fall asleep, but the adults stayed awake, listening to the explosions above.
“We talked about how close the missile would be and whether it is big or the last,” he says.
In the corners of the basement, to lighten the mood, “people made jokes and there was a lot of political commentary”.
“We support Israel targeting nuclear sites,” he says, “because it would be a disaster if Iran was able to attack us with a nuclear bomb.”
It’s become “our new normal,” he says, “and all of that happens when you are bleary eyed in the middle of the night in a bomb shelter with 80 people you don’t know, eating Cheetos.”
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