‘The Whole Building Shook’: Houthis’ Tel Aviv Drone Strike Kills 1, Hospitalizes 8

In what could spark spiraling escalation of warfare between Yemen’s Houthis, Hezbollah and the State of Israel, a large drone struck a high-rise building in central Tel Aviv overnight, killing 1 and wounding 8 more. Using social media, a Houthi spokesman indicated the group had launched a “military operation” that “targeted ‘Tel Aviv’ in occupied Palestine’.”

Saudi-headquartered Al Arabiya reported that the Houthis fired four drones and a ballistic missile. The missile and three of the drones were said to have been shot down by US forces in the region. Witnesses say the 3:15 am blast was so loud, it was audible for miles. In video circulating on social media that purportedly captured the strike, a telltale buzzing sound is heard followed by a blinding flash and the sound of an explosion: