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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 eerily quiet as a conflict between Israel and Iran erupted, impacting the city's usual Shabbat atmosphere. 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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JerusalemBenjamin NetanyahuIranDonald TrumpPurimIron DomeWar ImpactIsrael Iran ConflictRegime ChangeMissile Strikes

Places mentioned

Iran
"Pedestrians run for cover in central Jerusalem following incoming missile sirens amid the war between Israel and Iran on Feb. 28."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Pedestrians run for cover in central Jerusalem following incoming missile sirens amid the war between Israel and Iran on Feb. 28."
Germany
"Jacob Phillips first trip to Israel from his home in Germany was in 2023, to visit Holocaust survivors in Tel Aviv as part of a university program."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Jacob Phillips first trip to Israel from his home in Germany was in 2023, to visit Holocaust survivors in Tel Aviv as part of a university program."
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."
Nahariya, Northern District, Israel
"Richard Weiner and Rolly Feld had been in Nahariya, in Israels north, until Saturday morning."
Haifa, Haifa District, Israel
"...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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