A drone launched from Yemen struck a building in Tel Aviv, killing at least one person and injuring eight others, according to Israeli officials.
A Samad-3 drone launched in Houthi-held Yemen overnight struck a building in central Tel Aviv, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Daniel Hagari said on Friday.
The Samad-3 drone is built in Iran and frequently supplied to Tehran’s proxies across the Middle East, including the Houthi rebels in Yemen, who have been fighting US forces in the Red Sea and have targeted merchant ships in the waters since the beginning. of Israel’s war against Israel. Hamas on October 7th.
Dozens of drones have been launched from Yemen during the war, with U.S. forces or Israeli troops intercepting most of them, Hagari said. told reportersbut “during the incident, no alerts were activated.”
“We are still thoroughly examining the incident,” Hagari said. “We are conducting an investigation into the incident and examining why the [drone] was not identified as a threat and intercepted before it struck.”
Houthi forces shared a statement on pro-Iranian media channels alleging the attack on Tel Aviv, saying the attack was carried out with a new drone that they claimed was capable of “bypassing enemy interception systems and cannot be detected by radar ”.
The Houthis also threatened to continue attacking Tel Aviv, promising to continue attacking Israel “deep in its territory.”
Israel is fighting a war on multiple fronts as the country has been attacked across the Middle East, although most of the daily fighting is against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, both backed by Iran.
The US has struggled to dissuade the Houthis from launching attacks on ships in the Red Sea, after fighting them directly for more than half a year. The Houthis and Hezbollah have said they will only stop fighting if a ceasefire is reached in Gaza.
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