EU condemns Houthi-claimed drone attack on Israel

GENEVA

The EU on Friday "firmly" condemned the indiscriminate Houthi-claimed drone attack on Israel, which killed at least one person.

"International Humanitarian Law strictly prohibits indiscriminate shelling of civilian population centres and applies to all actors at all times without exception," the bloc said in a statement.

Early Friday morning, the Houthi group launched a surprise attack, marking the first instance of a bomb-laden drone targeting Tel Aviv.

Through its military spokesman, Yahya Saree, the Houthi group declared Tel Aviv an “unsafe area” and a “primary target for its weapons.”

At least one Israeli was killed and 10 others injured in the drone attack.

Following the attack, an unnamed senior official told the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth that “Israel will respond to the Houthi drone strike (on Tel Aviv).”

“The option of an attack on Yemeni soil is on the table,” the official added, considering a potential retaliatory attack.

Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said the drone that hit Tel Aviv was an Iranian-made Samad-3 model, and it is believed to have been launched from Yemen.

There has been no immediate response from the Iranian side concerning Hagari's claims.