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Jews across Israel have gathered in bomb shelters to mark the holiday of Purim as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks.
In Tel Aviv, people of all ages wearing sequinned suits, bunny ears, pirate costumes and peacock feathers streamed into a mall’s underground parking lot, which also functions as a bomb shelter, the AP reports.
They were there for the reading from the Book of Esther followed by a live band with dancing.
The celebrations are taking place as the Israeli-US war with Iran expands across the Middle East.
