The Israeli military believes that an Iranian-made drone which hit Tel Aviv in the early hours of Friday was launched from Yemen, chief spokesman Daniel Hagari said.
The military assessed that the drone was an upgraded Iranian-made Samad-3 model, Hagari said.
"Our estimation is that it arrived from Yemen to Tel Aviv," he told a briefing with journalists.
Yemen's Houthi militias claimed responsibility for the drone strike that hit part of central Tel Aviv, killing one person and injuring 10.
The aerial strike rumbled through the streets causing shards of shrapnel to rain down and spreading shards of glass over a large radius.
The Houthis have launched drones and missiles toward Israel throughout the Israel-Hamas war, in solidarity with the Palestinian people and against Israel. But until Friday, all were intercepted by either Israel or Western allies with forces stationed in the region.
Yahya Saree, the Houthis' spokesperson, said in a statement published on the social media platform X that the strike was made in retaliation for the war and had hit one of many of the group's targets.
