This is the moment two newlywed lovers were forced to move their first dance to an underground shelter because Iran was firing missiles at Israel.
The touching scene showed the couple slow dancing in the narrow, dusty shelter as wedding guests watched and filmed the romantic moment.
Dressed in their wedding finery, they embraced each other while swaying to the rhythm of music that seemed to come from a mobile phone that one of the guests was holding up.
The emotional video was filmed in an underground shelter near one of Jerusalem’s largest hotels, the Notre Dam, where the couple are understood to have been staying.
The couple, along with hundreds of thousands of other Israelis, were forced into the bunker after Iran unleashed a barrage of 181 missiles across the country on Tuesday night.
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The touching scene showed the couple slow dancing in the narrow, dusty shelter as wedding guests watched and filmed the romantic moment.
Dressed in their wedding finery, they embraced each other while swaying to the rhythm of music that seemed to come from a mobile phone that one of the guests was holding up.
Projectiles intercepted by Israel over Jerusalem on Tuesday night
It was a worrying development in the Middle East conflict and caused air raid sirens to sound as missiles began raining down on Israel, with some rockets exploding dramatically in bright orange flames.
But amid destruction and war, the video has been seen as a moving example of love in the face of adversity and has gone viral: racking up 1.2 million views in five hours.
It was shared by biblical scholar and author Saul Sadka on Twitter/X, along with the comment: ‘Iran couldn’t stop the joy at this Jerusalem wedding even for a moment. (love heart emoji).’
Several social media users responded to give their best wishes to the couple and praise them for continuing to dance despite the war ravaging them.
Jerry Daniels said: ‘Mazel Tov to the beautiful couple!!’
Another person wrote: “They will remember this moment forever.”
Polly Rendall commented: ‘Beautiful capture of Saul. The Israelis are super strong. Congratulations to the couple.’
The video was shared by Bible scholar and author Saul Sadka on Twitter/X.
Several social media users expressed their best wishes for the couple.
The emotional video was filmed in an underground shelter near one of Jerusalem’s largest hotels, the Notre Dam, where the couple are understood to have been staying.
Men, women and children take shelter as air raid sirens sound across Israel
People take shelter during an air raid siren, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel.
A missile is launched during a military exercise at an undisclosed location in southern Iran, in this image obtained on January 19, 2024.
A user named Richard simply posted: “Beautiful.”
Shelly wrote: “May you have many happy years together.”
The sickening attack, for which Israel has vowed revenge, forced civilians to seek shelter as huge chunks of molten metal fell to the ground.
But the remarkably minimal impact of the missile barrage was due in part to Israel’s sophisticated warning systems, its shelters and air defense networks such as Iron Dome and David’s Sling.
The long-awaited assault, hailed as “heroic” by Iran-backed Hamas, marks a major escalation in the Middle East and was “twice the scope” of the bombing of Tehran in April, which saw more than 170 explosive drones launched. and 120 ballistic missiles.
In a major embarrassment for Iran, the United States said the missile barrage was “defeated and ineffective,” with only one death reported: a Palestinian man who was killed by shrapnel in the West Bank.
Although Iran claimed that a new type of hypersonic missile was also used for the first time, IDF Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said there were no Israeli casualties and only a few hits in the center and south of the country.
“We are on high alert both defensively and offensively,” Hagari said in a television broadcast. ‘We will defend the citizens of the State of Israel. This attack will have consequences. We have plans and we will operate in the place and time we decide.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Iran’s massive missile attack on Israel “a big mistake” and vowed to make Tehran “pay for it.”
US national security adviser Jake Sullivan condemned the “significant escalation by Iran” but added: “In short, this attack appears to have been defeated and ineffective.”
And British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who was speaking by phone to his Israeli counterpart Netanyahu when the attack began, said: “I am deeply concerned that the region is on the brink and I am deeply concerned about the risk of a mistake of calculation”.
As the world held its breath over an all-out war in the Middle East, the White House said President Joe Biden had ordered the US military to “assist in the defense of Israel” and shoot down Iranian missiles.
