Photos of Israel’s underground parking lots and subways being used as bomb shelters during war
Sleeping tents are placed in an underground parking garage used as a shelter from missile strikes from Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, June 21, 2025. Writing in Hebrew reads “Entry”. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israelis in Tel Aviv and other cities hunkered down in parking lots and metro stations for protection from Iran’s retaliatory strikes. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched Israel’s military campaign against Iran on June 13, targeting its military and nuclear program.
Missile sirens triggered beachgoers to get out of the sun and go underground. As the days of back and forth strikes continued, until a June 24 ceasefire announcement, people opted to sleep there overnight, lining parking spaces and metro corridors with tents, bedding and pets in tow.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Jewish men walk into an underground parking lot for protection from potential missile attacks from Iran as they prepare to hold Sabbath prayer in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Jewish men walk into an underground parking lot for protection from potential missile attacks from Iran as they prepare to hold Sabbath prayer in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
An Israeli woman packs tents in an underground parking garage used as a safety precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
An Israeli woman packs tents in an underground parking garage used as a safety precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
People rest and as they take shelter in an underground parking garage as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
People rest and as they take shelter in an underground parking garage as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
People spend the night in an underground parking garage as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
People spend the night in an underground parking garage as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
People dance during a headphones party inside an underground parking lot used as a shelter against potential missile strikes from Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People dance during a headphones party inside an underground parking lot used as a shelter against potential missile strikes from Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A music band performs inside an underground parking lot, for protection from potential missile strikes from Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A music band performs inside an underground parking lot, for protection from potential missile strikes from Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A man sits in a parking garage as he takes shelter during a missile alert from Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
A man sits in a parking garage as he takes shelter during a missile alert from Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
People take shelter in an underground metro station as air raid sirens warn of incoming Iranian strikes in Haifa, Israel, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
People take shelter in an underground metro station as air raid sirens warn of incoming Iranian strikes in Haifa, Israel, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
People take shelter in an underground metro station as a precaution against possible Iran missile attacks, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People take shelter in an underground metro station as a precaution against possible Iran missile attacks, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People take shelter in an underground metro station as a precaution against possible Iran missile attacks, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People take shelter in an underground metro station as a precaution against possible Iran missile attacks, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People take shelter in an underground metro station as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People take shelter in an underground metro station as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A man takes shelter in an underground metro station as air raid sirens warn of incoming Iranian strikes in Haifa, Israel, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
A man takes shelter in an underground metro station as air raid sirens warn of incoming Iranian strikes in Haifa, Israel, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
A man carries a mock rocket in a underground parking garage which people used it to take shelter as a safety precaution after a ceasefire was announced, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
A man carries a mock rocket in a underground parking garage which people used it to take shelter as a safety precaution after a ceasefire was announced, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Jewish men walk into an underground parking lot for protection from potential missile attacks from Iran as they prepare to hold Sabbath prayer in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Jewish men walk into an underground parking lot for protection from potential missile attacks from Iran as they prepare to hold Sabbath prayer in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
An Israeli woman packs tents in an underground parking garage used as a safety precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
An Israeli woman packs tents in an underground parking garage used as a safety precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
People rest and as they take shelter in an underground parking garage as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
People rest and as they take shelter in an underground parking garage as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
People spend the night in an underground parking garage as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
People spend the night in an underground parking garage as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
People dance during a headphones party inside an underground parking lot used as a shelter against potential missile strikes from Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People dance during a headphones party inside an underground parking lot used as a shelter against potential missile strikes from Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A music band performs inside an underground parking lot, for protection from potential missile strikes from Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A music band performs inside an underground parking lot, for protection from potential missile strikes from Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A man sits in a parking garage as he takes shelter during a missile alert from Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
A man sits in a parking garage as he takes shelter during a missile alert from Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
People take shelter in an underground metro station as air raid sirens warn of incoming Iranian strikes in Haifa, Israel, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
People take shelter in an underground metro station as air raid sirens warn of incoming Iranian strikes in Haifa, Israel, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
People take shelter in an underground metro station as a precaution against possible Iran missile attacks, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People take shelter in an underground metro station as a precaution against possible Iran missile attacks, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People take shelter in an underground metro station as a precaution against possible Iran missile attacks, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People take shelter in an underground metro station as a precaution against possible Iran missile attacks, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People take shelter in an underground metro station as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People take shelter in an underground metro station as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A man takes shelter in an underground metro station as air raid sirens warn of incoming Iranian strikes in Haifa, Israel, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
A man takes shelter in an underground metro station as air raid sirens warn of incoming Iranian strikes in Haifa, Israel, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
A man carries a mock rocket in a underground parking garage which people used it to take shelter as a safety precaution after a ceasefire was announced, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
A man carries a mock rocket in a underground parking garage which people used it to take shelter as a safety precaution after a ceasefire was announced, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Jewish men walk into an underground parking lot for protection from potential missile attacks from Iran as they prepare to hold Sabbath prayer in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Jewish men walk into an underground parking lot for protection from potential missile attacks from Iran as they prepare to hold Sabbath prayer in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
An Israeli woman packs tents in an underground parking garage used as a safety precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
An Israeli woman packs tents in an underground parking garage used as a safety precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
People rest and as they take shelter in an underground parking garage as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
People rest and as they take shelter in an underground parking garage as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
People spend the night in an underground parking garage as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
People spend the night in an underground parking garage as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
People dance during a headphones party inside an underground parking lot used as a shelter against potential missile strikes from Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People dance during a headphones party inside an underground parking lot used as a shelter against potential missile strikes from Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A music band performs inside an underground parking lot, for protection from potential missile strikes from Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A music band performs inside an underground parking lot, for protection from potential missile strikes from Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A man sits in a parking garage as he takes shelter during a missile alert from Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
A man sits in a parking garage as he takes shelter during a missile alert from Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
People take shelter in an underground metro station as air raid sirens warn of incoming Iranian strikes in Haifa, Israel, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
People take shelter in an underground metro station as air raid sirens warn of incoming Iranian strikes in Haifa, Israel, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
People take shelter in an underground metro station as a precaution against possible Iran missile attacks, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People take shelter in an underground metro station as a precaution against possible Iran missile attacks, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People take shelter in an underground metro station as a precaution against possible Iran missile attacks, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People take shelter in an underground metro station as a precaution against possible Iran missile attacks, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People take shelter in an underground metro station as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
People take shelter in an underground metro station as a precaution against possible Iranian missile attacks, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A man takes shelter in an underground metro station as air raid sirens warn of incoming Iranian strikes in Haifa, Israel, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
A man takes shelter in an underground metro station as air raid sirens warn of incoming Iranian strikes in Haifa, Israel, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
A man carries a mock rocket in a underground parking garage which people used it to take shelter as a safety precaution after a ceasefire was announced, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
A man carries a mock rocket in a underground parking garage which people used it to take shelter as a safety precaution after a ceasefire was announced, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)