Minutes after a Tel Aviv delivery, Iranian missile sirens forced medics and parents to flee to a public shelter with a minutes-old baby

A Magen David Adom team delivered a baby at a home in Tel Aviv on Thursday morning, moments before an Iranian ballistic missile siren forced an emergency dash to shelter. The newborn, delivered on a living-room sofa, was carried outside within minutes as the alert sounded across central Israel.

The baby’s father, Nikola, had called MDA as his wife Violet went into labor. Dispatcher Aharon Cohen guided him over the phone until a mobile intensive care unit arrived, led by paramedic Dr. Gal Rosen and EMTs. The team completed the delivery at the scene, reporting both mother and baby in stable condition.

Within minutes, sirens cut through the scene. Rosen, wearing a ballistic vest and helmet, grabbed the newborn and ran with the family to a nearby public shelter.

“In the very next moment, once it was safe, I handed him straight to his father,” Rosen said. “Seeing a half-hour-old baby in a public shelter, surrounded by a family full of blessings and joy, is something you don’t forget.”

The parents described the moments after the birth as chaotic but controlled. “It was not a simple experience. Just a few minutes after the birth, the siren caught us and we went down to the protected area. The team functioned amazingly, calmed us down and took care of us in the best way possible.”