A stringer living in Israel recalled the chilling and dreadful moment when Iran launched strikes on the country.

Iran launched coordinated drone and missile strikes on Israel late Saturday night in retaliation for a deadly Israeli assault on the Iranian consulate in Syria.

"The Israeli government had already released news around 22:00 last night, informing us that Iran would launch an attack around 23:00 or 24:00, and suggested us to be ready to take cover. After seeing the news, I made some preparations and then went to bed. At around 03:00 in the morning, I was awakened by a loud noise in the sky. I got up to see what was going on, and I wasn't sure if it was the sound of fighter jets or the sound of missiles being intercepted. To be honest, I was a little nervous at that time," said stringer Nora who is living in the city of Rehovot in Israel's Central District.

Nora said that after the attack, the local people's life order has been restored, with public transportation system operating normally and sufficient supply of goods at supermarkets, but they still worried about the escalation of the conflict.

"I will continue to stay in Israel because of my work. At the same time, I will also pay close attention to the development of the situation. If the war escalates, I will consider returning to China," said Nora.

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Jerusalem - April 14, 2024
1. Various of missiles in flight over buildings;

Rehovot, Israel - April 14, 2024
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Nora, Stringer (full name not given) (ending with shot 3):
"The Israeli government had already released news around 22:00 last night, informing us that Iran would launch an attack around 23:00 or 24:00, and suggested us to be ready to take cover. After seeing the news, I made some preparations and then went to bed. At around 03:00 in the morning, I was awakened by a loud noise in the sky. I got up to see what was going on, and I wasn't sure if it was the sound of fighter jets or the sound of missiles being intercepted. To be honest, I was a little nervous at that time.";
3. Various of traffic;
4. Various of goods, customers in supermarket;
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Nora, Stringer (full name not given):
"I will continue to stay in Israel because of my work. At the same time, I will also pay close attention to the development of the situation. If the war escalates, I will consider returning to China.";

FILE: Tel Aviv, Israel - April 7-8, 2019
6. Various of buildings, traffic.

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