- Title: Tel Aviv residents rush to shelters as sirens sound
- Date: 28th February 2026
- Summary: KAPIKOY, VAN, TURKEY (FEBRUARY 28, 2026) (REUTERS) ROAD SIGN READING (Turkish): "KAPIKOY BORDER GATE" EXTERIORS OF KAPIKOY BORDER GATE BUSES PARKED NEAR THE BORDER, PEOPLE WAITING NEARBY PEOPLE CARRYING LUGGAGES ENTERING TURKEY COUPLE CARRYING LUGGAGES WALKING TOWARDS DEPARTURE GATE THROUGH IRAN VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING AWAY FROM GATE PEOPLE WALKING THROUGH THE GATE (SOUN
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- Keywords: Crisis Iran Israel Tel Aviv sirents
- Location: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
- City: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
- Country: Israel
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East
- Reuters ID: LVA001935728022026RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Sirens were heard several times across Tel Aviv on Saturday (February 28), after Israel launched a preventative missile attack against Iran, the Israeli defence minister said.
The Israeli military said that its objective was to degrade Iranian capabilities and remove existential threats to Israel.
Israeli military said that the public is requested to continue following the instructions of the Home Front Command and to stay in protected spaces until official notice, and that the aerial defence array is currently identifying and intercepting threats.
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