‘Traumatised': Repeated sirens cause Israelis immense anxiety
News Corp Europe Correspondent Sophie Elsworth says a lot of Israelis are traumatised by the recent Iranian strikes in Israel.
'There's a lot of people here who are very traumatised,' Ms Elsworth told Sky News Senior Reporter Caroline Marcus.
'Every time they hear, sort of, a loud bang or some sort of siren going off, they're, sort of, looking around and thinking 'what is that?' There's just this state of anxiety.'
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