A Samad-3 drone aircraft takes off from an unidentified location in Yemen in this still image taken from a video released by the Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV on July 9, 2019.
A Samad-3 drone aircraft takes off from an unidentified location in Yemen in this still image taken from a video released by the Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV on July 9, 2019.
  • A Houthi drone struck central Tel Aviv on Friday, killing one person in the Israeli city.
  • The IDF said the drone used in the attack was likely a Samad-3 modified with an extended range.
  • The rare strike marked the Iran-backed rebels' first lethal attack inside Israel.

The Houthi-launched drone that struck a building in Israel on Friday, killing one person and injuring several more, appears to have been modified for extended-range strikes, the Israeli military said.