'Iran couldn't stop the joy': Viral video shows newlyweds dancing in bunker as rockets rain down on Israel

A video has emerged on the social media platform

Kristirae and Shawn Gibson, who traveled from Colorado, USA, for their wedding, were forced to move their special moment to the hotel where the ceremony was taking place.

According to the Italian newspaper La RepublicaThe couple did not expect such an eventful ceremony. As practicing Catholics, they chose to marry in the Holy City of Jerusalem to celebrate both their love and their shared faith. However, they were surprised when they had to descend into the refuge with their guests.

“We wanted to come here a year ago, then October 7th happened,” they shared La Republicaas the sounds of the Iron Dome's intercepting missiles echoed above us. “You can tell it was supposed to be memorable.”

Love in the midst of chaos

Footage of the couple in their wedding attire showed them slow dancing in the cramped, dusty accommodation as their guests looked on.

The video quickly went viral, garnering over 2.1 million views. Saul Sadka, a Bible scholar and author who shared the video on

Many users also expressed their best wishes for the couple in the video and applauded them for continuing to dance amid the chaos of the aforementioned conflict.

Ongoing conflict

Following Iran's attack on Tuesday, the Israeli military said on Wednesday that several Iranian missiles had landed at air bases but caused no damage.

A Palestinian man was killed in the occupied West Bank town of Jericho when debris from a rocket fell and hit him, according to the city's governor, Hussein Hamayel.

Reacting to the attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tehran had “made a big mistake tonight and will pay for it,” while the United States warned of “serious consequences.”

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett also called for a decisive strike to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities.

Meanwhile, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened a “devastating attack” if Israel responded and warned against direct military intervention in support of Israel.

(With contributions from agencies)