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SvennoJ on 18 July 2024
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Explosion reported near US Embassy in Tel Aviv

An explosion has been heard and plumes of white smoke can be seen near the US Embassy Branch Office in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, according to early reports on social media. The cause of the explosion is unclear at this time.

Drone strikes building in Tel Aviv: Reports

Israeli media is reporting that a drone has struck a building in the city of Tel Aviv and several people have been injured.

Earlier, we reported that an explosion had been heard and plumes of white smoke could be seen near the US Embassy Branch Office in the Israeli city. It is not currently clear if the branch office itself was struck.

Tel Aviv District Police have confirmed that explosives experts have arrived at the scene.

Early reports suggest the drone evaded Israeli defence systems by entering the country via the sea. No group has claimed responsibility yet.

Translation: A drone exploded in occupied Tel Aviv, and the background was security.

Two people taken to hospital following Tel Aviv blast

Israel’s Magen David Adom ambulance service has said that it has transported two people, one man in his 30s and a woman in her 20s, to hospital with shrapnel wounds following a large blast in Tel Aviv.

Earlier, we reported that a suspect drone had hit a building near the US Embassy Branch Office in the Israeli city. CCTV footage reportedly of the incident shows the moment the drone struck, causing a large explosion.

Israeli media said the security services are investigating whether the explosion was the result of a drone attack.

Following the blast that rocked the Israeli city of Tel Aviv earlier, the military said it was investigating “the suspicion that it was an aerial target”.


Israeli forces and emergency personnel at the site of an explosion in Tel Aviv, Israel on Friday morning


Israeli police say lifeless body found near suspected drone strike

Police in Israel have announced that emergency personnel have found a lifeless body near the site of a suspected drone attack in Tel Aviv, the Times of Israel reports. Authorities are now investigating the cause of death.

Two people have been hospitalised after being slightly injured by shrapnel following the explosion, which occurred near the US embassy office.