"He called the experience a wild ride here in an email just before 11 p.m. PST Sunday. He initially described a calm atmosphere with fully stocked markets still open for business before a shift in tone hours later. As I am writing this, the sirens went off and (we) took a break to get to the safe area, Schloss said in a follow-up email about 8 a.m. PST Monday."
"Israel said it had worked with the U.S. for months to plan the attacks, which began Saturday morning. The U.S. military said targets in Iran included Revolutionary Guard command facilities, air defense capabilities, missile and drone launch sites and military airfields. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled since 1989, was killed."
"Yes, with most sirens we hear booms, sometimes very loud booms which shake our building. For now they're staying in Ramat Gan, a municipality bordering the metropolitan city of Tel Aviv. A 10-hour time difference separates the couple from California and Schloss, a retiree of the food-manufacturing industry, communicated with The Press Democrat via email Sunday, March 1, into Monday, March 2."
Michael Schloss, 71, and Julie Simkovitz, 66, traveled to Israel for family events but became trapped when the United States and Israel launched coordinated attacks on Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other military officials. Regional airports closed following the strikes, preventing their return to California. The couple sheltered in Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv, initially experiencing calm conditions with open markets before air raid sirens activated, accompanied by loud explosions shaking their building. Schloss communicated the rapidly changing situation via email, describing the experience as a wild ride with escalating Middle East retaliation.
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