Watch: Israeli Police Officer Shields Arab Boy During Iranian Missile Attack in Jerusalem’s Old City

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — An Israeli police officer was filmed shielding an Arab boy during an Iranian missile attack in Jerusalem’s Old City on Friday, an incident that quickly went viral on social media.

Video footage shows Israel Police Lt. Dean Elsdunne removing his helmet and giving it to the boy while urging the child’s family to move to a safer location as sirens sounded and missile threats loomed overhead.

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Israeli police spokesman Dean Elsdunne gives a little Arab boy his helmet and shields him during an Iranian missile attackpic.twitter.com/I9UiPnlaDa

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“It’s extremely dangerous,” Elsdunne tells the boy’s mother in the video, noting that missile fragments had struck near the same area several days earlier.

The incident took place as Muslims gathered to mark the last Friday of Ramadan in the Old City.

Earlier in the fighting, on Feb. 28, the first day of Israel’s “Operation Roaring Lion” against Iran, an Iranian warhead landed several hundred meters from the Old City. Authorities said the device was neutralized by Israel Police bomb disposal units and transferred to explosives laboratories for further examination.

Amid the escalating conflict with Tehran, the Israel Defense Forces’ Home Front Command imposed a nationwide ban on public gatherings of more than 50 people due to security concerns. The restrictions led to the closure of major holy sites, including the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

In a post on Instagram, Elsdunne explained the reasoning behind the closures.

“An area such as the Temple Mount complex has no proper shelter for ballistic missiles—definitely not for tens of thousands of people,” he wrote.