Israeli PM Netanyahu hid in bunker to escape from Iranian missiles
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sheltered himslef in a missile-proof bunker while his fellow citizens ran helter skelter for their safety in the aftermath of the hundreds of drones and missiles launched on Tel Aviv, Occupied Jerusalem and other cities by Iran Saturday April 13, 2024.
[Netanyahu with Simon Falic in a file photo. (Image source: Social media)]
Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sheltered himslef in a missile-proof bunker while his fellow citizens ran helter skelter for their safety in the aftermath of the hundreds of drones and missiles launched on Tel Aviv, Occupied Jerusalem and other cities by Iran Saturday April 13, 2024, according to local media reports.
Netanyahu and his wife Sara stayed over the weekend at the home of billionaire Simon Falik's family in Jerusalem. This is a luxury villa in the Talfiot neighborhood of Occupied Jerusalem and according to reports, has an advanced anti-missile shelter, Walla, a news portal in Hebrew, reported.
Who is Simon Falic?
Simon Falic, a close friend of Benjamin Netanyahu, is an American tycoon and one of the three brothers who run the Falic Group, a privately held duty-free retail company headquartered in Miami, Florida that operates duty-free stores in airports and other travel-related locations around the world.
The company is known for selling luxury goods such as perfumes, cosmetics, and fashion accessories.
Falics are also one of the largest American donor families in Netanyahu's career, and one of the family's close associates.
Citing Channel 13, The Jerusalem Post reported that Netanyahus had also brought in his state-paid personal chef to Falic's Talpiot estate, a breach of regulations that do not allow for a state employee to work in a private home.
Israeli daily Haaretz also confirmed the whereabouts of Netanyahu at the time of Iranian attack publishing a piece with a telling title “When Iran fired missiles at Israel, Netanyahu was safe in a tycoon's bunker!”
The reports sparked a huge outrage and thousand of Israelis gathered outside Falic's Talpiot villa demanding Netanyahu to come out.
“You are the head [of government], you’re responsible,” call the protestors, who are told by Border Police officers to stand behind the fencing set up outside the mansion, according to The Times of Israel.
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Jerusalem: Protest gathers outside home of US duty free billionaire Simon Falic, where the Netanyahous are hunkering down in his private reinforced bomb shelter. (For real)
— Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي (@NTarnopolsky) April 13, 2024
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Netanyahu frequenting the bunker since Oct 7
The Israeli media is also reporting that Benjamin Netanyahu and his family members are spending more time in Simon Falic’s missile-proof villa than the Prime Minister’s official residence in Occupied Jerusalem since Oct 7, 2023 when the Palestinian Resistance Groups led by Hamas stormed Israel.
Iran retaliated Israeli attack on its Consulate in Damascus, Syria by launching over 200 missiles and drones on Tel Aviv, Occupied Jerusalem and other cities late in the night Saturday.
According to the reports, the Iranian authorities had given prior information to the United States regarding the Saturday night attack.
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