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The Israeli military said the explosion was caused by a falling “air target”. According to the emergency services, the explosion happened around 3:15 am. in a building in the city center. Two people were slightly injured, the others mostly suffered from shock.
According to the military, an initial investigation indicated that the explosion was “caused by a downed aerial target”. The report added that “the emergency sirens were not activated.”
Police found a body with shrapnel wounds in a building not far from the annex of the US Embassy in Israel. A man over 50 years old was found dead in his apartment. Police and bomb disposal units were on the scene looking for suspicious objects, and residents were urged to “obey safety instructions and not approach or touch debris or fragments that may contain explosives.”
Yemen’s Houthis have claimed responsibility for the drone attack in Tel Aviv
Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the drone attack in Tel Aviv on Friday. Israeli police said one person was killed in an explosion at a building in Tel Aviv.
The rebels, which have been attacking ships in the Red Sea, said in a statement that their “force of unmanned aerial vehicles” attacked “one of the important targets in the occupied Jaffa region, now known as Israel’s Tel Aviv”. The Houthis declare that their actions are in solidarity with the Palestinians in the war-torn Gaza Strip.
Israeli military: ‘very large’ drone used in Tel Aviv attack
A “very large” drone was used in an attack in Tel Aviv on Friday that was not intercepted due to “human error”, an Israeli military official said.
One person was killed in the attack in Tel Aviv. A “very large drone that can travel long distances” was used, the official told reporters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
He added that “one possibility” is that the drone was launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who claimed responsibility for the attack. The official said that the drone was detected, but “due to human error (…) it was not intercepted, the defense systems did not activate.”
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