The Israeli military said it was investigating an apparent drone attack that hit central Tel Aviv in the early hours of Friday but which did not trigger the air raid sirens.
Eyewitness footage showed ambulances and police vehicles parked near the site of the incident and broken glass on the ground as crowds of onlookers gathered.
The date and location of the footage were verified by corroborating visuals of the event shot by different sources and street view of the area and by source. The explosion occurred hours after the Israeli military confirmed it had killed a senior commander of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in southern Lebanon.
The military spokesman of Yemen’s Houthi militants, which like Hezbollah are backed by Iran, said on the X social media website that the group would reveal details about a military operation that targeted Tel Aviv.
Police said the body of a man was found in an apartment close to the explosion and said the circumstances were being investigated.
Source: SABC
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