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Sirens, shelters and an empty Old City: Jerusalem rattled on the first day of war with Iran

JL;DR SUMMARY Jerusalem was deserted on Saturday as Israel entered a new war with Iran, following a joint attack by Israel and the United States. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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United StatesJerusalemBenjamin NetanyahuIranPurimSafetyIranian RegimeMissiles

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Jerusalem, Israel
"On Saturday, Phillips and his girlfriend Michelle were among the very few people walking the streets in Jerusalem as another war unfolded, with Iran."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"While missile impacts rocked Tel Aviv and elsewhere in Israel, an eerie calm pervaded the streets of Jerusalem on Saturday, extreme even for Shabbat, as residents hunkered down at home between the sirens that indicated that war with Iran had begun anew."
Nahariya, Haifa District, Israel
"Richard Weiner and Rolly Feld had been in Nahariya, in Israels north, until Saturday morning."
Bnei Brak, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Information was hard to come by throughout the day, though over time it became clear that missile impacts had been confirmed in multiple locations, including Bnei Brak, where Magen David Adom treated people who were wounded."
Haifa, Haifa District, Israel
"When the sirens began, they drove back to Jerusalem in the hope they would be safer in the city and farther from significant military targets for the Iranian regime, including the port of Haifa, which was struck by an Iranian barrage at 10 a.m."

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