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SvennoJ on 19 July 2024
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One person confirmed killed following suspected drone attack in Tel Aviv

Our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues are reporting that Israeli ambulance sources have confirmed that one person has been killed as a result of a suspected drone attack in the city of Tel Aviv.

The Israeli military has said it is opening an investigation to find out why the country’s air defence systems were not activated to intercept the drone.

Two people have also been hospitalised after being slightly injured by shrapnel in the attack.


An investigator inspects a damaged window of a building at the site of an explosion in Tel Aviv on July 19


Yemen’s Houthis claim attack ‘targeted’ Israel’s Tel Aviv city

A spokesperson for the Houthi armed forces said in a post on social media that an operation had “targeted ‘Tel Aviv’ in occupied Palestine”.

The Houthi claim follows a suspected drone strike near the US Embassy office in the Israeli city. Israeli media report that a body was found near the site of the attack and that two people were hospitalised after being slightly injured by shrapnel.

Drone attack on Israel’s Tel Aviv leaves one dead, at least 10 injured

Israel’s military says the country’s air force has increased patrols of the country’s skies as it investigates a suspected drone attack on Tel Aviv. One person was reportedly killed and at least 10 injured by a large blast near the US embassy office in the Israeli city.

Yemen’s Houthi forces later issued a brief statement on social media that it had “targeted ‘Tel Aviv’ in occupied Palestine”, and said that it would reveal more details of the attack later.


People gather at the scene of a deadly explosion in Tel Aviv, Israel, early on Friday morning


Houthis claim new undetectable drone used in Tel Aviv attack

The Houthi armed group has claimed that it used a new drone “capable of bypassing interceptor systems and being unable to be detected by radars” in this morning’s attack on the Israeli city of Tel Aviv.

In a statement posted on X, Houthi armed forces spokesperson Yahya Saree said the drone is called “Jaffa”, which is the name of the ancient Palestinian port city out of which Tel Aviv was established.

Translation: Statement by the Yemeni Armed Forces regarding the implementation of a military operation that targeted an important target in the occupied Jaffa region, what the Israelis call “Tel Aviv”, with a new drone bearing the name “Jaffa” capable of bypassing interceptor systems and being unable to be detected by radars.