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People listen to a press conference on Thursday by relatives of Israeli hostages ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s departs for the U.S, where he is due to address Congress.Credit: Ricardo Moraes/ REUTERS
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Emergency personnel work at the site of an explosion in Tel Aviv on Friday morning.Credit: REUTERS
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A person in support of Israel holds a flag as demonstrators gather to protest in solidarity with Palestinians outside of the Houses of Parliament in London on Thursday.Credit: Toby Melville/ REUTERS
Houthi rebels in Yemen take responsibility for attack ■ Two top Hezbollah commanders killed in Israeli strike in southern Lebanon ■ IDF says it attacked UNRWA compound which served as Hamas headquarters ■ Israeli soldier dies of wounds sustained in Hezbollah drone attack ■ Netanyahu visits Rafah, southern Gaza
Houthi rebels in Yemen take responsibility for attack ■ Two top Hezbollah commanders killed in Israeli strike in southern Lebanon ■ IDF says it attacked UNRWA compound which served as Hamas headquarters ■ Israeli soldier dies of wounds sustained in Hezbollah drone attack ■ Netanyahu visits Rafah, southern Gaza
Israeli air force says it identified drone, did not intercept due to human error
The drone that struck a building in Tel Aviv, killing one man, was not intercepted despite being identified due to human error, according to a statement by the Israel Air Force.
Saudi report: U.S. intercepted missile, drones headed for Israel; one drone hit Tel Aviv
Yemen’s Houthis launched a ballistic missile and four drones toward Israel, a report on Saudi news agency Al Arabiya says.
According to the report, U.S. force intercepted the ballistic missile and three drones, while the fourth exploded in Tel Aviv in central Israel.
ICJ to rule on whether Israel’s occupation of the west bank is illegal: why now and how will Israel and the Palestinians react?
Hearing on Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, in May.Credit: Johanna Geron / Reuters
The International Court of Justice in The Hague will publish a legal opinion Friday on whether Israel’s occupation of the West Bank is legal, or if Israel’s control over the West Bank and East Jerusalem constitutes an illegal permanent annexation.
The opinion is nonbinding and won’t immediately force Israel’s hand, but a ruling against Israel would probably lead to greater international sanctions against the settlement movement.
Human rights activists with knowledge of the details submitted to the court said that a decision establishing the illegality of Israeli control over the West Bank would be another step in the fight to end the occupation, particularly in the international arena.
Trump at RNC: Hostages better be back before I’m in office, or you will pay very big price
Former President Donal Trump speaks at the Republican National Convention, in Milwaukee, on Thursday.Credit: Mike Segar / Reuters
Former President Donald Trump spoke during the Republican National Convention saying: “We want our hostages back,” adding: “They better be back before I assume office or you will be paying a very big price.”
Trump commented in his speech on Israel’s Iron Dome system, highlighting its part in intercepting a drone and missile attack from Iran in April.
Rocket sirens sound in Israel’s northern town of Metula, near Lebanese border
Rocket sirens were activated in Metula on Friday morning, though the Israel Defense Forces later said they were false alarms.
Tel Aviv on high alert after fatal drone attack, mayor says
Tel Aviv mayor Ron Huldai said on social media that the city is on high alert following the drone attack early Friday in which one person was killed.
Eyewitnesses describe drone strike in Tel Aviv: ‘The whole building shook’
The scene of the drone strike in Tel Aviv on Friday morning.Credit: REUTERS
Residents of the central Tel Aviv neighborhood that was rocked by a drone strike in the early hours of Friday morning have been describing what they experienced.
“The whole building shook,” said Alon, a local resident. “My neighbours’ windows shattered so I was sure something had hit the building. It was only when I went outside that I realized that several buildings had been damaged.”
Roey Klein, a paramedic with the Magen David Adom emergency services was among the first to arrive on the scene. “I was in an ambulance and there was already quite a commotion there. I treated two people who were injured in the street and another two who were at home at the time. Shortly afterwards, we found the fatality on one of the top floors of an adjacent building. He was in bed and there was shrapnel damage everywhere in his apartment. We had no choice but to pronounce him dead.”
One person found dead near scene of Tel Aviv explosion, apparently hit by shrapnel
An emergency worker inspects debris at the site of an explosion in Tel Aviv on Friday morning.Credit: REUTERS
Paramedics scouring the area near the explosion in central Tel Aviv on Friday morning found the body of a man in his 50s who had apparently been hit by shrapnel from the blast.
Yemen’s Houthis to reveal details about ‘military operation’ against Tel Aviv
The military spokesman of Yemen’s Houthi militants said on the X social media website that the group will reveal details about a military operation that targeted Tel Aviv.