IDF says Iranian-made drone which struck Tel Aviv was likely launched from Yemen

IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says in a press conference that the military estimates that the explosive-laden drone that struck Tel Aviv overnight was launched by the Iran-backed Houthis from Yemen.

After reaching Israel from Yemen, the drone made its way to Tel Aviv from the direction of the sea, he says.

Hagari says the drone was an Iranian-made Samad-3, which had been modified to have an extended range.

He says that dozens of drones have been launched at Israel from Yemen amid the ongoing war, most of them shot down by US forces and others by Israeli fighter jets.

Hagari says the military will hold assessments on the attack in the coming days to understand what it needs to adjust to better defend, and “what the required offensive response will be against those who threaten Israel.”