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Four huge explosions in the small hours of Sunday morning signalled the start of the attack. The booms shook our apartment. Incredibly, they didn't wake our three-month-old baby, Eden.
In the sky outside our window, my husband David and I, saw flashes and streaks of blinding light.
We didn't know whether the blasts were coming from the impact of Iranian missiles and drones hitting the city, or if our air defences were intercepting the bombs.
We live on the fourth floor of a 300-year-old building in Talpiot, on the outskirts of Jerusalem.
In buildings all around us, we could hear people screaming – were they simply terrified, or had they been injured?
In the sky outside our window, my husband David and I, saw flashes and streaks of blinding light. Pictured: Mia Amran and baby Eden
I first read of the initial warnings of the attack when I looked at my mobile phone just after 7pm on Saturday evening.
Immediately, David dashed to the local shop for water. Everyone was panic-buying, he said.
We tried to stay calm, but Eden could sense our tension and cried for a long time.
Eventually, she fell asleep. We didn't. I sat next to the crib, ready to grab her.
When the sirens went off, the
