HOFIT Golan has revealed she is “overwhelmed and exhausted” after witnessing the terrifying moment an Iranian missile hit Dubai’s famous Palm Jumeirah hotel.
The missile struck the five-star hotel on Saturday as Tehran launched widespread revenge attacks across the Middle East following US airstrikes.
Israeli influencer Hofit, 40, is among many celebrities and influencers currently fearing for their safety in the UAE.
Posting on social media, the socialite recalled the moment she “blacked out” after seeing “rockets and explosions” from her balcony.
The star, who has four million followers on Instagram, said: “I heard loud explosions and I thought ‘I can’t believe it, I am in the safest city in the world and I can’t believe this is happening’.”
As reported by the Daily Mail, Hofit then added: “Of course I am frightened. It is a natural reaction. The UAE is supposed to be one of the safest places.
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“You see it [explosions] in front of your balcony. You see fireworks usually but that’s a different kind of lighting of the skies.
“So, in the back of your head it is like what is going to happen at night? Are we all going to be able to sleep?
“You kind of black out a little bit. I haven’t caught my breath yet. I feel a bit shocked, a little overwhelmed and exhausted.
“[The UAE] are successfully intercepting the missiles and doing their job well, but of course it is a human natural emotion to be like ‘oh gosh oh my god’. That is where I am at.”
Clearly in a state of shock, the internet personality continued: “I did not see anyone get hurt or hear shouting. I can’t think straight.
“I am just processing the emotions. It’s kind of surreal.
“We have been getting reports that they are shutting down the tourist places and we’re being told to stay indoors and stay away from windows.”
The brave entrepreneur later explained that she chose to evacuate from her home on a private beach on the Palm to a friends’ house, who lives more inland.
She explained: “I am just trying to round up international friends and bring them to our villa and take them out of their sky scrapers.
“In terms of people on the streets it’s orderly. I don’t even know when we can leave [Dubai], so I am just trying to wrap my head around the situation.
“It is a work in progress you know. But I am grateful to the UAE because the explosions we are seeing are intercepted missiles so I’d rather them intercept them in the sky than hit us.”
Hoping to reassure others stuck in Dubai, the fashion model continued: “It is pretty safe. I think they were prepared for it. It is more the debris and people need to know what to do.
“There is a lot of good advice being given like if you see debris, you need to go inside and need two three minutes because debris takes time to go down and most people get injured from the debris.
“I’ve not seen panic, just traffic. There is traffic in Dubai all the time so I don’t know if the traffic is Dubai traffic or people trying to leave.”
Waking up on Sunday morning after the shock events, Hofit filmed from her bed and said to fans: “Just wanted to come here and say thank you guys for all your messages.
“Exhausted, I didn’t sleep much last night. The alarms were going off and all the sound effects of what’s going on outside.
“But that said, I feel okay. I feel safe. We’re safe. Everyone I spoke to is safe.
“I still feel like this is a very safe place and I’m grateful that I’m here, rather be up here than in the sky right now.”
Attempting to reassure her followers, Hofit said: “Don’t panic. These are going to be interesting few days.
“Definitely won’t be able to travel, but at the same time, I don’t think it’s the right time to try to even be in the sky.
“Thanks for your concern again…Tired.”
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