Houthis Claim Responsibility for Drone Attack on Tel Aviv That Leaves 1 Dead

Published on July 19, 2024

At least one civilian was killed and eight others were injured in a drone attack that hit the Israeli populous city of Tel Aviv on Friday, for which the Iran-backed Houthis have claimed responsibility. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the drone was launched from Yemen and struck a residential building in central Tel Aviv. The IDF also shared footage of the attack. “We will continue operating to better protect Israelis against terrorism on all fronts,” the Israeli military said on a post on X. IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said the attack, which did not trigger any alarms in Israel, involved an Iranian-made Samad-3 weapon model that had been upgraded to extend the range of its flight....

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