CNN anchor and chief national security analyst Jim Sciutto posted footage of missiles landing in Tel Aviv and he and his team were a little too close for comfort.

“Oh God. Okay, guys, we got to get off the roof!” Sciutto can be heard saying in footage captured from the top of a building. Two missiles or missile fragments can be seen falling from the sky. “These are coming down right next to us here.”

Sciutto stopped recording as someone said they need to go inside and his report for CNN was cut short. Sciutto shared other footage of the missiles with CNN’s Dana Bash.

“Jim, please take cover,” Bash told her colleague.

“It’s practically like fireflies over the city of Tel Aviv,” Sciutto said during his report as he showed footage of numerous missile fragments making their way to the ground, describing it as a “major attack” and an “escalation” in the country’s war with terror groups like Hamas. Air raid sirens were going off throughout Sciutto’s report

Sciutto said he saw multiple impacts mid-air as Israel’s defense missile systems took effect, but missile fragments landed in densely populated areas, including not far from the reporter’s hotel. Sciutto later reported back to Bash from inside his hotel, which is being used as a shelter.

A senior White House official told Israel on Tuesday that Iran was planning an “imminent” attack.

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