00:00I'm in Ashdod, Israel, where you have about 45 seconds to get to a shelter if
00:06there is an air alert that the IDF has found a ballistic missile, likely from
00:13Iran, headed towards your location. That happened this morning and I made my way
00:18to the shelter and I got to visit with Israelis who talked about the
00:23importance of actually seeking shelter and not getting complacent even though
00:27they have been under threat by Iran for their entire lives. The Israelis I spoke
00:35to were saying how they understand that this threat is incredibly risky and you
00:41have to take seriously every warning. Now that might sound obvious to some people
00:47who don't have experience in war zones but I can tell you after going to many
00:54many war zones for the New York Post, that's not necessarily the case in all
00:59locations. For example in Ukraine I've found that people don't necessarily take
01:04shelter, they just have gotten used to the threat of incoming missiles or drones.
01:11Now that's not everybody, people do still take shelter, but I've just seen the
01:15culture here in Israel being a little bit different, taking it a little bit more
01:19seriously and ultimately that attention to the real threats that this country
01:27faces, it saves lives.
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