Foreign workers take shelter at underground facility in Tel Aviv as sirens blare

Foreign workers have sought refuge at an underground facility in Tel Aviv due to continuous air raid sirens, triggered by Israel's air defense systems intercepting the missiles from Iran.

During the day, the workers go out to work amidst the sirens, but at night, they return to the underground civil defense facility in downtown Tel Aviv, as there are no other shelters available in the vicinity.

Located beneath the city's central station, this shelter can accommodate up to 16,000 people, making it one of the largest refuge facilities in the country.

Since the onset of the conflict, it has become a crucial haven for foreign workers living nearby.

Currently, around 100 people are living in the shelter, and numerous tents have been set up for accommodation.

"Because this is the nearest bomb shelter and the safe one. Most of this area are old buildings, so they decided to stay here. Because here it's deep. (There are people from) Nepal, Sri Lanka, India," said Meg, a worker from the Philippines.

The shelter is equipped with electricity, Wi-Fi, drinking water and ventilation facilities, ensuring basic living needs.

With the ongoing conflict, the workers are uncertain about how long they will have to maintain this situation.

"Until it's finished, the war, until it's safe to go outside. Because we have children. It's dangerous for them. When they hear the siren, when they hear the boom, they are shaking, so we decided to stay here," said Meg.

On Feb 28, Israel and the U.S. launched joint attacks on Tehran and several other Iranian cities, killing Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, along with senior military commanders and civilians. Iran responded by launching waves of missile and drone strikes targeting Israeli and U.S. assets in the Middle East.

Foreign workers take shelter at underground facility in Tel Aviv as sirens blare

Hungarians voted in parliamentary elections on Sunday, with about 8.1 million people eligible to cast ballots, according to the National Election Office.

Polls opened at 06:00 local time and closed at 19:00, with initial results expected late on Sunday evening.

Of the total, about 7.6 million voters were eligible to cast ballots in person at more than 10,000 polling stations nationwide, while some 500,000 were eligible to vote by mail.

Five parties or alliances are competing in the election. The latest opinion polls showed strong support for both Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz-Christian Democratic People's Party alliance and the opposition Tisza party led by Peter Magyar.

Among smaller parties, the far-right Our Homeland Movement is seen as having a chance to enter parliament, while others, including the Democratic Coalition and the Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party, are widely viewed as unlikely to cross the threshold.

This election marks Orban's fourth parliamentary race since returning to power in 2010, with the outcome set to determine whether he can secure a fifth consecutive term.

Under Hungary's electoral law, parliamentary elections are held every four years. The Hungarian parliament has 199 seats, including 106 filled through direct elections in single-member constituencies and 93 allocated to parties that enter parliament. The party or alliance that secures a majority of seats has the right to form a government.

Hungarians vote in parliamentary elections