Houthis claim deadly drone attack on Israel’s Tel Aviv

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Houthis claim deadly drone ******* on *******’s Tel Aviv

A large, long-range drone has hit the centre of Tel Aviv in an ******* claimed by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia that ******* one man and slightly wounding four others, the ******** military and emergency services say.

The ********** early on Friday, which did not trigger air raid alarms, occurred hours after the ******** military confirmed it had ******* a senior commander of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in southern Lebanon.

“We’re talking about a large UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) that can fly large distances,” an ******** military official told journalists after the strike.

The official did not confirm the claim from the Yemen-based Houthi militia but said: “We’re not ruling out any possibilities right now.”

The ******* on Tel Aviv is likely to fan fears about further fallout from the Gaza war, as the Houthis and other Iranian proxies side with the ************ militant group ******.

The ******** official said the military was still investigating why the drone did not trigger the alarm, but initial reports suggested the drone was identified but the sirens were not sounded due to human error.

The military said air patrols had been increased to protect ******** airspace but it had not ordered new civil defence measures.

However, the mayor of Tel Aviv said the city, *******’s economic centre, had been moved to a state of heightened alert.

A spokesman for Yemen’s Houthi militants, which like Hezbollah are backed by Iran, said the group had attacked Tel Aviv with a drone and would continue to target ******* in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza war.

In a televised speech, spokesperson Yahya Saree called Tel Aviv a primary target “within the range of our weapons”.

He said the strike was carried out using a new drone called “Yafa”, which he said was capable of bypassing interception systems and undetectable by radars.

“The operation has achieved its goals successfully,” Saree said.

*******’s emergency services said the body of a 50 year-old man was found in an apartment close to the ********** and said the circumstances were being investigated.

Four people were taken to hospital with slight shrapnel injuries and four others were treated for shock.

All of them were later released, the hospital said.

Footage from the site showed an apparent impact on a building located close to U.S. embassy premises in Tel Aviv.

******** media said fragments from a drone of a kind widely used by Iranian-backed militia groups had been recovered nearby.

******* has been exchanging daily missile and artillery ***** with Hezbollah along its northern border and in southern Lebanon since the start of the war in Gaza, prompting fears of a wider regional conflict if the situation escalates.

The Houthis have also stepped up attacks against ******* and Western targets, saying they are acting in solidarity with the Palestinians.

******* invaded the Gaza Strip following an ******* by ****** militants on southern ******* in October 2023.

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