And drone shot from Yemen hit an apartment building in the city of Yavnein the south of Israelwhere the alarms did not sound, reported this Monday the Army Israeli.
“Following the initial report, an unmanned aerial vehicle that probably came from Yemen impacted the Yavne area. “So far no injuries have been reported.”collects a military statement.
He Army indicated that he is investigating why the anti-aircraft alarms did not sound, something that has already happened on other occasions with drones shot from Yemen contra Tel Aviv and also in attacks of Hezbollah against the north of the country.
Israel’s warning system is one of the most advanced in the worldbut as the Army has explained, there are some models of Iranian drones that manage to avoid it in a way that does not sound the alarms.
The equipment and paramedics of the Israeli emergency service, the Belly David Adom (MDA), traveled to the scene, where they continue their search for victims.
“We reached the scene quickly with large forces and saw thick smoke coming from the balcony on the upper floor of the building. We entered the apartment where the smoke was coming from and saw destruction on the balcony. “We conducted a search of the apartment and other apartments in the building and, at the moment, we have not found any victims,” they reported.
Images spread on social networks captured the drone flying over the area shortly before the explosion.
the south of Israel has been hit several times by drones shot from Yemen for the Houthi rebelssupported by Iransince the outbreak of war in Gaza in solidarity with the militias Palestinian.
They have also carried out attacks against Western ships crossing the Red Seathe last two days ago against the merchant ship MV ISA STARwith flag of Panama.
This Sunday the Houthis They claimed an attack towards the south of Israeltogether with the Islamist militias of the Islamic Resistance of Iraqalthough the projectile was intercepted before crossing into Israeli territory.
In July, an attack with the drone whizzes by in Tel Aviv killed an Israeli civilian, prompting retaliatory attacks on the Yemeni port of Hodeidah.
Los Houthiswho control large parts of Yementhey also regularly target ships linked to Israel, USA and the United Kingdom in it Red Sea and the Golfo de Adendespite attacks carried out by the American and British armies to secure the vital trade route.
The war in Gaza was triggered by an unprecedented large-scale attack by Hamas in the south of Israelwhich resulted in the deaths of 1,208 people, mostly civilians, according to a count AFP based on official data.
During the attack, the militants also kidnapped 251 hostages, of whom 96 remain in Gazaincluding 34 who have been declared dead by the army.
(With information from EFE and AFP
