Fox News reporter Trey Yingst and his camera crew had to evacuate, live on air, as Iranian missiles struck Tel Aviv, Israel, on Friday.
“There’s just a massive amount of fire coming to Tel Aviv right now. … Get ready to pull it off the sticks. Get off the sticks. All right, let’s go. Time to go. Okay. Guys! Come on, everyone move!” Yingst yelled to his crew as they were instructed to leave and as missiles landed in the city.
Iran launched more than one hundred missiles at Israel on Friday, per Iranian state media. Videos showed the missiles lighting up the sky in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. At least 22 people were injured in the strikes on at least seven sites around Tel Aviv, according to Israeli military officials and firefighters. One building was on fire, seemingly due to a missile hitting it. The United States reportedly assisted Israel in shooting down missiles that were heading toward Israel.
The strikes were Iran’s response to Israel launching a preemptive strike on Iran that killed at least 78 people and injured more than 300 in Tehran, according to unofficial estimates from Iranian state media. Per the New York Times, Israel launched the attacks Thursday night — bombing military bases, airports, nuclear enrichment facilities, apartment complexes, and killing multiple high-ranking Iranian military officials — in response to Iran’s programs enriching uranium, which is a prerequisite for both nuclear power and building a nuclear bomb.
