2024 Yemeni drone attack on Israel
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Yemeni Houthi militants performed a drone attack on Israel on 19 July 2024, hitting an apartment building near the US Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv, Israel's economic center[2] in Ben Yehuda Street.[3] The drone strike killed one person in his apartment building, and injured 10 others.[1][4] The drone was spotted but not intercepted due to what Israel attributed to human error, with the Houthis asserting that they had developed a drone with the ability to evade the Iron Dome. Air raid siren was not activated as well.[5]
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2024 Tel Aviv drone attack | |
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Part of the Red Sea crisis and the spillover of the Israel–Hamas war | |
Type | Drone attack |
Location | |
Target | Apartment building in Tel Aviv |
Date | 19 July 2024 |
Executed by | Houthi movement |
Casualties | 1 killed, 10 injured[1] |
The attack is reportedly the first successful one by the Houthis to hit its target, with previous attempts being intercepted by either Israeli defenses or Western allies located in the region.[2] Israeli military responded one day after by striking the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah.[6]