Netanyahu, Blinken Take Shelter After Sirens Sound in Tel Aviv

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Antony Blinken arrives in Tel Aviv on Oct. 16.Photographer: Jacquelyn Martin/AP
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Secretary of State Antony Blinken briefly took shelter in a bunker as sirens warned of a rocket attack in Tel Aviv, highlighting the dangers faced by the top US diplomat as he shuttles through the region in a bid to avert a wider Middle East conflict.

Blinken and Netanyahu were meeting along with senior Israeli officials when sirens went off near the prime minister’s office to warn of a rocket attack. State Department staff and reporters with the delegation were also ushered down a deep stairwell until the sirens stopped and the shelter order was lifted.