The plane carrying German Chancellor Scholz is evacuated amid an attack alert

The plane in which German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was traveling was evacuated this Tuesday amid a threat of attack upon arrival at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv (Israel).

Scholz, visiting Israel, was forced to take refuge in an air raid shelter when the sirens announcing a missile attack sounded in Tel Aviv.

According to witnesses to the events, Scholz remained in the shelter for a few minutes.

The Russian network RT reported that the German delegation led by Scholz was getting ready to leave for Egypt when the sirens sounded at Ben Gurion airport.

In the center of the city, several explosions were heard caused by the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system in response to launches made by the Islamist group Hamas.