CHILLING MOMENT FROM A DUBAI BALCONY — Hofit Golan tearfully recounts the “surreal” moment she witnessed explosions lighting up the horizon from her Palm Jumeirah-view apartment before rushing to shelter in the bathroom amid rising tension. According to her account, warning sirens sounded just minutes after the first flashes appeared, and the video she recorded from the balcony is now spreading rapidly across social media, turning her terrifying experience into a global focal point.

Terrified socialite Hofit Golan reveals she is hiding in the bath as she recalls the ‘surreal’ moment she saw Iranian missile strikes raining down from her Dubai balcony

A shaken Hofit Golan has revealed she is hiding in the bath after witnessing the terrifying moment an Iranian missile hit Dubai‘s famous Palm Jumeirah hotel.

The missile struck the five-star hotel on Saturday as Tehran launched widespread revenge attacks across the Middle East following US airstrikes.

Israeli influencer Hofit, 40, is among the celebrities and influencers currently fearing for their safety in the UAE.

Hofit recalled: ‘I heard loud explosions and I thought “I can’t believe it I am in the safest city in the world and I can’t believe this is happening”.

‘Of course I am frightened. It is a natural reaction. The UAE is supposed to be one of the safest places.

‘You see it (explosions) in front of your balcony. You see fireworks usually but that’s a different kind of lighting of the skies.

A shaken Hofit Golan has revealed she is hiding in the bath after witnessing the terrifying moment rockets and explosions hit Dubai’s famous Palm Jumeirah hotel

An Iranian missile hit the five star hotel on Saturday as Tehran launched widespread revenge attacks across the Middle East following US airstrikes

‘So, in the back of your head it is like what is going to happen at night? Are we all going to be able to sleep?

‘You kind of black out a little bit. I haven’t caught my breath yet. I feel a bit shocked, a little overwhelmed and exhausted.

‘They (The UAE) are successfully intercepting the missiles and doing their job well, but of course it is a human natural emotion to be like “oh gosh oh my god”, that is where I am at.

‘I did not see anyone get hurt or hear shouting. I can’t think straight. I am just processing the emotions. It’s kind of surreal.

‘We have been getting reports that they are shutting down the tourist places and we’re being told to stay indoors and stay away from windows,’ she added.

Missiles fired by Tehran have struck US military bases in Qatar and have also rained down on Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Bahrain and Israel.

Videos posted on social media show Dubai’s iconic Palm Jumeirah ablaze after it was hit in an Iranian suicide drone attack.