Sirens sound across Tel Aviv as incoming missiles test air defense systems
Missiles were inbound over Tel Aviv during a live Fox News report Sunday, as air raid sirens blared across the city and Israeli air defenses scrambled to intercept incoming threats from Iran.
“We should start hearing the sirens in about two minutes now,” Fox News correspondent Mike Tobin said from Tel Aviv moments before alarms began sounding. “Everything from the north to the south of Tel Aviv is under watch right now.”
Seconds later, sirens wailed across the city as Tobin described missiles approaching from the east, prompting residents to rush into bomb shelters.
“That’s the sound of the sirens going off — that means the missiles are inbound,” he said.Tobin reported that Iran has increasingly used cluster-style warheads designed to break apart mid-air, releasing smaller explosives that can still reach the ground even after interception.
“What I’m talking about is a warhead that’s made up of dozens of little bombs,” he said. “When that’s intercepted by the air defenses, it’ll break up into dozens of bomblets, and the bomblets still get through.”
As interceptions lit up the sky, Tobin described seeing multiple streaks of light over Tel Aviv, followed by explosions as fragments fell toward the ground.
“We’ve got dozens of bomblets coming down over Tel Aviv,” he said. “Those bomblets themselves are still quite dangerous.”
Despite Israel’s multi-layered air defense systems — including Iron Dome, David’s Sling and Arrow — Tobin noted that some projectiles have still managed to get through.
“You’re shooting missiles out of the sky, which is a very difficult thing to do,” he said.
Fox News’ Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
