Sharon Ben Moshe was driving when a missile alert from Yemen appeared on her phone. She and her daughter immediately exited the vehicle and lay flat on the roadside. When they returned, they found the car completely wrecked by shrapnel. Sharon is still processing what she and her daughter endured.
\n\u201cThere was a huge boom, the entire car was destroyed,\u201d she recounts. \u201cIf we hadn\u2019t followed the instructions \u2013 we wouldn\u2019t be here now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Near Ben Gurion Airport<\/strong> After receiving the alert, Sharon and her daughter responded quickly and calmly. They Discovered Extensive Damage<\/strong> The Home Front Command continues to emphasize that these instructions are designed precisely for such incidents. When a missile alert occurs on a highway, the guidance is to safely pull over, exit the vehicle, move beyond the shoulder or guardrail, lie on the ground, and protect your head for ten minutes\u2014even if it seems the danger has passed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sharon Ben Moshe and her daughter survived the missile strike near Ben Gurion Airport: \u201cThere was a huge boom, the entire car was destroyed. If we hadn\u2019t followed the instructions \u2013 we wouldn\u2019t be here now.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":22172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2276,85,6],"tags":[1676,5300,3646,1932,5301,5304,4252,5299,5305,5303,5302,5298,2535,5297,5306],"class_list":["post-22170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","category-positive-moment","category-security","tag-ben-gurion-airport","tag-civilian-defense","tag-emergency-response","tag-home-front-command","tag-idf-instructions","tag-israeli-home-front","tag-israeli-resilience","tag-missile-alerts","tag-national-preparedness","tag-public-emergency-response","tag-roadside-safety","tag-sharon-ben-moshe","tag-united-hatzalah","tag-yemen-missile","tag-yemen-israel-conflict"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nOn Sunday, missile alerts were issued following a launch from Yemen, with the missile falling near Ben Gurion Airport. The incident ended with five people lightly injured.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI didn\u2019t think twice,\u201d Sharon said. \u201cWe pulled over, got out of the car, and moved beyond the roadside barrier. We lay on the ground and protected our heads with our hands \u2013 exactly as we were taught.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThey remained on the ground for ten minutes \u2013 as instructed by the Home Front Command \u2013 even when it seemed the danger had passed. When the wait was over, they returned to the vehicle and were shocked by what they saw.
\n\u201cThe entire rear of the car was crushed. There was a strong smell of smoke, and shrapnel was everywhere,\u201d Sharon recalled. \u201cI don\u2019t even want to imagine what would have happened if we had stayed inside.\u201d<\/p>\n