San Diego faith communities address safety amid tensions between Iran and Israel NBC 7 San Diego [Video]

Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles Saturday in its first direct attack on Israel, prompting sirens to go off and raising concerns — not only in Israel but also in San Diego.

“The mood of the community is that they are concerned and this is a heightened state of tension for them with conflict against Israel,” Bill Ganley, the community security director for the Jewish Federation said. “I’m responsible for the safety, security, and resiliency of the Jewish people here in San Diego County.”

Ganley said before the attack they were already on a heightened state of alert, and now they are practicing more vigilant situational awareness.

“There are no specific identified threats to San Diego’s Jewish community at this point, even with all this, the conflict that’s happening in Israel right now,” Ganley said.

The executive director of the Council of American Relations did not want to speak on camera, but she told NBC 7 they have …