Drone that hit Tel Aviv was not shot down possibly due to human error: Israel
The drone that struck ne🌺ar a US embassy branch𝔍 office in Tel Aviv early Friday morning was on Israel air defense’s radar but wasn’t shot down, possibly due to human error, officials said.
The large long-range attack drone was not engaged by Israel’s air defenses, and no warning sirens were activated when it came crashing down around 3:12 a.m. local tඣime Friday, the Israeli Air Force said,
According to the initial IAF investigation,𝄹 the drone was tracked at some point on its journey, but it was not shot down♐ due to human error.
A 50-year-old man was killed and four others 𝔉were wounded when the drone hit an apartment after entering the city from ꩵover the Mediterranean Sea.
The source of the drone i▨s s🐎till being investigated, but the IAF believes it likely came from the south – possibly from Yemen.
The Iran-backed Hou🃏thi rebels have taken responsibility for the attack, though the IAF has not ver𝔍ified their involvement.
Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree 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 in a televised speech.
The deadly incident “shouldn’t have happened,” the IAF🐬 said, adding that it took full responsibility for the failure to intercept the drone.
Also overnight, a drone heading toward Israel from the east was shot down by fighter jets outsi🐷de Israeli airspace.
With Post wires
