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Friday, July 19, 2024
US envoy ‘shocked’ by ‘brazen’ Houthi drone attack that landed near embassy office
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

Caution tape surrounds debris at the scene of a deadly drone attack in Tel Aviv, early July 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Erik Marmor)
US Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew tweets that he is “shocked by the brazen Houthi drone attack in Tel Aviv this morning.”
“We offer our condolences to the family members of the individual who passed away. We are thankful our US Embassy Branch Office personnel are all safe,” he adds.
The impact site was adjacent to a US diplomatic mission.