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SvennoJ on 19 July 2024
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Opposition says Tel Aviv attack shows Netanyahu ‘cannot give security’ to Israelis

Israeli opposition politician Yair Lapid has said that today’s drone attack in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv is “further proof that this government does not know and cannot give security to the citizens of Israel”.

“Those who lose deterrence in the north and south also lose it in the heart of Tel Aviv. There are no policies, no plans, all public relations and discussions about themselves. They [the government] have to go,” the leader of the centrist Yesh Atid party wrote on X.




Deadly Tel Aviv drone attack not averted due to human error: Report

The drone that killed at least one person in Tel Aviv on Friday morning was identified but not intercepted due to human error, The Times of Israel reports, citing a preliminary Israeli air force investigation.

The air force is also examining why the drone did not trigger air raid sirens after entering Israeli airspace from the south, according to the report.


Israel’s Gallant promises to ‘settle the score’ after Tel Aviv attack

Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has promised retaliation following a deadly Houthi-claimed drone strike on Tel Aviv.

“We will settle the score with anyone who harms the State of Israel or directs terror against it,” Israeli Army Radio quoted Gallant as saying.

The remarks come after Gallant met with a group of top military and intelligence officials, including Israel’s military chief of staff Herzi Halevi, for an assessment of this morning’s drone attack, which killed at least one person and injured 10 others.


Hamas, PIJ laud Tel Aviv drone attack by Houthi ‘brothers’

Hamas says in a statement that its members “highly appreciate and commend” the drone attack on Tel Aviv by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, targeting the depths of the “symbol of pride” of Israel.

The Palestinian armed group that rules Gaza said such attacks are “a legitimate right of our nation’s resistance and its people” to confront Israel’s expanding occupation in the region.

Hamas also thanked the Islamic Resistance in Iraq – the group that earlier this week launched a joint operation with the Houthis – and Lebanon’s Hezbollah armed group, saying the group “appreciates their sacrifices”.

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) said in a statement that the Tel Aviv attack was a “bold operation” carried out by the “heroic” Yemeni fighters.

“This operation is a natural response to the ongoing genocide war against our people and the war crimes that the enemy continues to commit, supported by the Biden administration and Western governments,” the group said.

Translation: Watch..Hebrew media: The moment the drone exploded in Tel Aviv at midnight.