CNN’s Anderson Cooper flees set on air amid incoming missile threat in Israel: ‘We should probably go’
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CNN presenter in dramatic Israel rooftop evacuation
- CNN's Anderson Cooper and his team evacuated their Tel Aviv rooftop set during a live broadcast due to missile alerts.
- The crew, including Clarissa Ward and Jeremy Diamond, moved to underground bomb shelters while continuing to broadcast.
- The alerts, which provide a 10-minute warning for incoming missiles, are a frequent occurrence for residents in Tel Aviv, Cooper said.
- Iran and Israel have been exchanging strikes since last week after Israel launched an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
- US President Donald Trump initiated strikes on three Iranian facilities over the weekend, escalating regional tensions.