A drone blast in Tel Aviv killed one person and injured two others

A drone blast in Tel Aviv killed one person and injured two others

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A large drone exploded in Tel Aviv, killing one person and injuring two. Yemeni Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it struck an important target.

The day before, there was an explosion in a building in Tel Aviv: the Israeli army confirmed that a “very large drone” had exploded. Soon it was stated that the Yemeni Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack. Writes UNN citing France24.

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The attack, which took place overnight in Tel Aviv, was carried out by “a very large drone capable of traveling long distances”; the drone was detected by the Israeli army, but due to human error, “the interception and defense systems were not activated,” an Israeli military official confirmed during a press report on the situation Friday morning.

The explosion killed one person and injured two others.

Yemen's Houthi group claimed responsibility for the attack on Tel Aviv, saying it was carried out by a drone.

Yemeni armed forces drones [...] conducted a qualitative military operation, striking an important target in the occupied neighborhood of Jaffa, known in Israel as Tel Aviv

- Yahya Sari, a military spokesman for Yemeni rebels, said in a statement.

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