For those with no safe shelters near their homes, the city’s underground stations and car parks have become vital refuges since the war began on June 13.
“The day after the Israeli intervention in Iran began, there was an explosion, a bomb not far from my home, and the entire shelter I was in shock,“ Muriel Azria, 58, who works in tourism, told AFP in a Tel Aviv metro station.
“From the moment I enter the subway, which is magnificent, I calm down,“ she said. “It’s not very comfortable, but at least I’m not afraid, we hear much less booming.”
Israeli residents receive blaring phone alerts via SMS to warn them of incoming Iranian missiles, often in the early hours of the morning. These are often followed by the wail of overhead air raid sirens.
For 86-year-old retiree Yudit Kamara, who does not have a shelter at home, the daily journey to the underground station has become an ordeal.
“All these children here, all this mess, and it’s really cold and not so comfortable. But what other choice do we have? Where will we go?” she asked, stifling a sob.
- ‘Need to be strong’ -
“As a mom, you need to be strong.”
The full extent of the damage from Iran’s attacks on Israel is not known due to military censorship rules, but at least 50 impacts have been acknowledged nationwide and 24 people have died, according to official figures.
As well as the metro, some have sought shelter from the bombing in the depths of underground car parks.
“Then they remind me of the dangers of not being down here,“ she added.
Papirany now sleeps alongside her mother and children on a mattress on the floor of a car park lined with tents. Beside her, a young girl sleeps soundly.
“They’re not scared of the bombs. I think they’re too young to really understand what’s going on, and they don’t really understand the seriousness of it, so they think it’s, like, a fun game,“ she said.
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