Tour Guide in Israel reflects on daily routine during Iranian missile strikes
Freelance Tour guide Roley Horowitz sheds light on what it's like to be living in Israel amid the Iranian missile strikes.
'This morning there was an alarm at about 7 o'clock, which is a little bit unusual because it's usually at 4 in the morning,' Ms Horowitz told Sky News host Chris Kenny.
'We get a few alarms, we get the first alarm telling us to be ready, and then the second one that it's going to be in our neighbourhood, and then the third one's when the sirens actually go off all over the city, and then we go down to our shelters.'
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Freelance Tour guide Roley Horowitz sheds light on what it's like to be living in Israel amid the Iranian missile strikes. 'This morning there was an alarm at about 7 o'clock, which is a little bit unusual because it's usually at 4 in the morning,' Ms Horowitz told Sky News host Chris Kenny. 'We get a few alarms, we get the first alarm telling us to be ready, and then the second one that it's going to be in our neighbourhood, and then the third one's when the sirens actually go off all over the city, and then we go down to our shelters.'
