Blinken, Netanyahu Shelter in Bunker During Hamas Missile Attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) looks on as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives statements to the media inside The Kirya, which houses the Israeli defense ministry, after their meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 12, 2023. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool/ AFP via Getty Images

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were forced to shelter in a bunker for five minutes on Oct. 16 as a missile attack by the Hamas terrorist organization struck nearby.

The two took shelter from the rockets as air sirens went off in Tel Aviv during a meeting with Israel’s war Cabinet, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters.