A couple from Washington state were having breakfast in their Jerusalem hotel on the morning of the attack. The pair heard rocket attacks and rifle fire. That’s when they decided to leave. They secured ground transport to Bat Yam, a Tel Aviv suburb, where they were immediately directed to a hotel bomb shelter. Between rocket attacks the couple contacted Global Rescue security operations experts to determine the seriousness of the situation and the best course for safe extraction. After several interruptions due to rocket attacks, the two members were successfully transported with an armed escort to the airport where they successfully boarded a flight out of the country to Madrid, Spain.