Explosions heard in Tehran after Trump tells ‘everyone’ to evacuate Iranian capital immediately – live updates

Ione Wells
Reporting from Haifa

At one of the residential sites hit in Haifa last night, many people are shocked but still support the government’s initial strikes on Iran. But that’s not representative of everyone.

Orna tells me she felt the timing wasn’t good.

“Although it’s important, because of nuclear bombs they [Iran] want to prepare, the timing is poor,” she says.

“We still have at least 20 living hostages in Gaza. It’s almost like they’re forgotten. Instead of fighting to bring living Israelis we are causing more dead people.”

“It’s time to put down all weapons and start talking instead of more people being killed – and for what?”

Her son, Eylon, says Israel’s initial strikes on Friday has taken the attention off Gaza.

“What I mostly feel is enlarged empathy for the people suffering the genocidal mania of Israel in Gaza,” he says.

“The IDF seems okay for them to take this to Iran. They are now saying the same warnings they used to say to the Gaza residents to Iran.”

He wants other nations to stop providing weapons to Iran.

“There is a growing number of Israelis that don’t stand with the Israeli government. It’s not the majority view, but the actions of the Israeli government don’t represent all Israelis. The destruction we see here is nothing compared to the rubble that is Gaza,” he adds.