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IDF sees no indication Houthi drone attack was aimed at US embassy branch

By Emanuel Fabian 19 July 2024, 3:13 pm Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Caution tape surrounds debris at the scene of a deadly drone attack in Tel Aviv, early July 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Erik Marmor)
Caution tape surrounds debris at the scene of a deadly drone attack in Tel Aviv, early July 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Erik Marmor)

The Israeli military currently has no intelligence indicating that the overnight Houthi drone attack was aimed at the United States’ Tel Aviv Embassy Branch Office.

The explosive-laden drone passed by the embassy compound and struck a residential building some 150 meters away, footage has shown.

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