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Yemen’s Houthis claim Tel Aviv drone attack that left 1 dead
- The early Friday attack left one person dead, injured four and set off a new shock for Israel more than nine months into its war in Gaza
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Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they fired a drone that caused an explosion in Tel Aviv early Friday that left one person dead, injured four and set off a new shock for Israel more than nine months into its war in Gaza.
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The Israeli military said an initial investigation showed the blast was caused by “the falling of an aerial target” that did not set off alarms. It said air patrols had been stepped up.
The Houthis, who have carried out dozens of attacks against Red Sea shipping to show support for Palestinians during the Gaza war, said their “UAV force” attacked “one of the important targets in the occupied Jaffa region, what is now called Israeli Tel Aviv”.
The rebels last Saturday had said they would “not hesitate to expand its military operations … until the aggression stops”.
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