<p>Nushrratt Bharuccha is back home and is safe! But, just a few hours back, the Indian actress feared for her life in Israel as she rushed to a shelter amid a deadly "surprise attack" by Hamas terrorists. She was filled with uncertainty and fear when the rockets were raining down from the sky. She was unable to contact her team back in India.</p>

<p>After almost 36 hours, the actress is feeling calmer and grateful for being able to come back to home, surrounded by her loved ones.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Taking to her official Instagram handle, the actress posted a clip to share a chilling first-person account of the situation in Israel.</p>

<p>In the video, she thanked the Indian and Israeli governments for ensuring her safety along with several other survivors, who managed to escape the war-hit country in time and unharmed.</p>

<p>She also thanked her fans and well-wishers who constantly prayed for her safety and inquired about her whereabouts.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In the now-viral clip, she revealed that she woke up to the sounds of bombs and sirens blaring and then she was rushed to a shelter at her Tel Aviv hotel.</p>

<p>Towards the end of the video, she shared that she prays for the safety of the people still stuck in Israel and hopes that peace will prevail in the region.&nbsp;Check it out below!</p>

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<p>In another post, the actress shared a long note, recounting the horrific moment when Hamas attacked Israel. She started by saying that the last week will forever remain etched in her memory, calling it a rollercoaster ride of emotions.</p>

<p>She shared that the final 36 hours of last week "will remain the most unforgettable and daunting of my life."</p>

<p>"My producer, stylist and I had been flown in to Haifa in Israel, on October 3, to attend the reputed Haifa International Film Festival for the screening of our recent film, <em>Akelli</em>, alongside my Israeli co-actors, Tsahi Halevi and Amir Boutrous. After two days of visiting all of Israel's historic places, Jerusalem, Jaffa, Bahá'í, and the Dead Sea, we'd almost ended our trip with a celebratory dinner for the film's cast on Friday night, Oct 6. That evening, Tsahi, Amir and I had toasted our film's selection at the Haifa Film Fest, promised to visit each other, and possibly work together again. We'd said our goodbyes and were ready to fly back the next day. But Saturday morning was nothing like the previous evening's celebration. We were woken up to the deafening sounds of bombs going off, a blaring siren, and complete and utter panic as we were all rushed down into a 'shelter' in the basement of our hotel. It was only when we emerged from there, after what seemed like an endless wait, that we learnt that Israel was under attack. Nothing could have prepared us for this news,"&nbsp;Nushrratt wrote.</p>

<p>"In a state of complete terror, our first impulse was to somehow reach the Indian Embassy, situated barely 2 km from our hotel, but a distance that seemed impossible to cover without any mode of transport whatsoever and only the dreadful sounds of explosions at very close range. We were then informed that Hamas militants had infiltrated several cities in Israel and were also out now on the roads, pulling civilians out of their homes and shooting people at random. Furthermore, there was open fire on vehicles on the roads and the situation out on the streets was 'extremely dangerous'. Just then, we heard a second siren go off and were rushed back down into the basement shelter,"&nbsp;Nushrratt continued.</p>

<p>"Soon realisation set in that we may actually not be able to make it to our scheduled flight back to India that night, and would most likely be stuck in a country that was now openly at war. This is when we began making desperate calls to everyone for help out of this unprecedented situation. When we connected with Tsahi, who too had customarily served in the Israeli military, it became clear that Israel was, in fact, in a state of emergency and engaged in a full-blown war."</p>

<p>"We kept track of official advisories issued by the Indian Government and connected with the Indian and Israeli embassies for details about the escalating situation outside, who were extremely helpful in guiding us. We knew then that it would be only a matter of time before flights would be cancelled and Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv would be shut down. Our phone batteries were fast running out and we were also beginning to lose cell network. Caught in the middle of a war in a foreign country was hardly something any of us had envisaged. But this was also when help had come in for us from completely unexpected quarters: calls from our Israeli co-actors, guidance from the Indian and Israeli embassies, the kind staff at the hotel and, most miraculously, a taxi driver who selflessly helped us at this most difficult and life-threatening time of our lives! We mustered all the courage we could find and picked ourselves up to somehow get to the airport and take any flight out to any country we could manage to,"&nbsp;Nushrratt recounted.</p>

<p>"Our journey out of our Tel Aviv hotel was not easy, to put it mildly... praying the whole time, even crying sometimes, we held onto each other for courage to keep on going, somehow making it to Ben Gurion Airport. The wait between one formality to the next for boarding a flight has never been more excruciating. what would otherwise have been routine was an uncertain and completely unpredictable few hours, to say the very least. With every small postponement announced, we despaired further, our hearts sinking again... surreal is a very weak word to describe how exactly we felt when we were finally airborne. As someone who has barely escaped a war zone, I cannot be more grateful today."</p>

<p>To conclude, the actress wrote, "I'm back home and safe with my family and my loved ones. But with an experience that has made me immensely grateful for the safety and security that we almost take for granted. I am ever so grateful to the Government of India, the Indian Embassy and the Israeli Embassy, for their help and guidance in bringing my team and me back safe. I would also like to thank each and every one of my well-wishers from the bottom of my heart for their wishes and prayers for my safety."</p>

<p>Over a thousand&nbsp;Israelis have been killed since Hamas crossed into the country on Saturday (Oct 7) and more than 3,400 Israelis have been injured, according to the Israeli Embassy.</p>

<p>The Israeli government is yet to release a breakdown of those killed in the deadly Hamas violence, but unofficial estimates put it in the thousands.</p>

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Nushrratt Bharuccha is back home and is safe! But, just a few hours back, the Indian actress feared for her life in Israel as she rushed to a shelter amid a deadly "surprise attack" by Hamas terrorists.

Nushrratt Bharuccha is back home and is safe! But, just a few hours back, the Indian actress feared for her life in Israel as she rushed to a shelter amid a deadly "surprise attack" by Hamas terrorists. She was filled with uncertainty and fear when the rockets were raining down from the sky. She was unable to contact her team back in India. After almost 36 hours, the actress is feeling calmer and grateful for being able to come back to home, surrounded by her loved ones. Taking to her official Instagram handle, the actress posted a clip to share a chilling first-person account of the situation in Israel. In the video, she thanked the Indian and Israeli governments for ensuring her safety along with several other survivors, who managed to escape the war-hit country in time and unharmed. She also thanked her fans and well-wishers who constantly prayed for her safety and inquired about her whereabouts. In the now-viral clip, she revealed that she woke up to the sounds of bombs and sirens blaring and then she was rushed to a shelter at her Tel Aviv hotel. Towards the end of the video, she shared that she prays for the safety of the people still stuck in Israel and hopes that peace will prevail in the region. Check it out below! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nushrratt Bharuccha (@nushrrattbharuccha) Also read: Lana Del Rey blasts influencer who accused her of practising witchcraft and performing satanic rituals In another post, the actress shared a long note, recounting the horrific moment when Hamas attacked Israel. She started by saying that the last week will forever remain etched in her memory, calling it a rollercoaster ride of emotions. She shared that the final 36 hours of last week "will remain the most unforgettable and daunting of my life." "My producer, stylist and I had been flown in to Haifa in Israel, on October 3, to attend the reputed Haifa International Film Festival for the screening of our recent film, Akelli, alongside my Israeli co-actors, Tsahi Halevi and Amir Boutrous. After two days of visiting all of Israel's historic places, Jerusalem, Jaffa, Bahá'í, and the Dead Sea, we'd almost ended our trip with a celebratory dinner for the film's cast on Friday night, Oct 6. That evening, Tsahi, Amir and I had toasted our film's selection at the Haifa Film Fest, promised to visit each other, and possibly work together again. We'd said our goodbyes and were ready to fly back the next day. But Saturday morning was nothing like the previous evening's celebration. We were woken up to the deafening sounds of bombs going off, a blaring siren, and complete and utter panic as we were all rushed down into a 'shelter' in the basement of our hotel. It was only when we emerged from there, after what seemed like an endless wait, that we learnt that Israel was under attack. Nothing could have prepared us for this news," Nushrratt wrote. "In a state of complete terror, our first impulse was to somehow reach the Indian Embassy, situated barely 2 km from our hotel, but a distance that seemed impossible to cover without any mode of transport whatsoever and only the dreadful sounds of explosions at very close range. We were then informed that Hamas militants had infiltrated several cities in Israel and were also out now on the roads, pulling civilians out of their homes and shooting people at random. Furthermore, there was open fire on vehicles on the roads and the situation out on the streets was 'extremely dangerous'. Just then, we heard a second siren go off and were rushed back down into the basement shelter," Nushrratt continued. "Soon realisation set in that we may actually not be able to make it to our scheduled flight back to India that night, and would most likely be stuck in a country that was now openly at war. This is when we began making desperate calls to everyone for help out of this unprecedented situation. When we connected with Tsahi, who too had customarily served in the Israeli military, it became clear that Israel was, in fact, in a state of emergency and engaged in a full-blown war." "We kept track of official advisories issued by the Indian Government and connected with the Indian and Israeli embassies for details about the escalating situation outside, who were extremely helpful in guiding us. We knew then that it would be only a matter of time before flights would be cancelled and Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv would be shut down. Our phone batteries were fast running out and we were also beginning to lose cell network. Caught in the middle of a war in a foreign country was hardly something any of us had envisaged. But this was also when help had come in for us from completely unexpected quarters: calls from our Israeli co-actors, guidance from the Indian and Israeli embassies, the kind staff at the hotel and, most miraculously, a taxi driver who selflessly helped us at this most difficult and life-threatening time of our lives! We mustered all the courage we could find and picked ourselves up to somehow get to the airport and take any flight out to any country we could manage to," Nushrratt recounted. "Our journey out of our Tel Aviv hotel was not easy, to put it mildly... praying the whole time, even crying sometimes, we held onto each other for courage to keep on going, somehow making it to Ben Gurion Airport. The wait between one formality to the next for boarding a flight has never been more excruciating. what would otherwise have been routine was an uncertain and completely unpredictable few hours, to say the very least. With every small postponement announced, we despaired further, our hearts sinking again... surreal is a very weak word to describe how exactly we felt when we were finally airborne. As someone who has barely escaped a war zone, I cannot be more grateful today." To conclude, the actress wrote, "I'm back home and safe with my family and my loved ones. But with an experience that has made me immensely grateful for the safety and security that we almost take for granted. I am ever so grateful to the Government of India, the Indian Embassy and the Israeli Embassy, for their help and guidance in bringing my team and me back safe. I would also like to thank each and every one of my well-wishers from the bottom of my heart for their wishes and prayers for my safety." Over a thousand Israelis have been killed since Hamas crossed into the country on Saturday (Oct 7) and more than 3,400 Israelis have been injured, according to the Israeli Embassy. The Israeli government is yet to release a breakdown of those killed in the deadly Hamas violence, but unofficial estimates put it in the thousands. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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