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At least two suicide drones attacked the central Israeli settlement of Herzliya, which is located around five kilometers to the north of Tel Aviv city, late on October 11, hitting a building and causing blackouts.
In a statement, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said that the drones were tracked from the moment they crossed the border from Lebanon and fighter jets managed to down one of them. It added that it was investigating why the second drone was not intercepted.
From its side, Israel Police said in a statement that it had received multiple reports of shrapnel landing in Herzliya and its outskirts.
“Police officers and police bomb disposal experts from the district are currently on-site, managing the debris from the interception and conducting thorough searches to mitigate any further risks to the public. At this time, no injuries have been reported, although there is some damage to a building,” the statement reads.
Videos posted to social media showed a drone flying over buildings in Herzliya and what appears to be a failed interceptor missile impacting the settlement.
Hebrew media reported that the drone attack sparked a fire and left parts of Herzliya without electricity. There were also claims of the Reading Power Plant, some four kilometers to the south of the settlement, being hit. However, this is yet to be confirmed.
While the IDF said that the suicide drones crossed the border from Lebanon, Hezbollah has not claimed responsibility for the attack.
Hundreds of suicide drones have been launched against Israel since the outbreak of the war in the Gaza Strip last October, with a few being launched from the Palestinian enclave. Hezbollah was behind most of the attacks, with many of the remaining ones claimed by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq and Yemen’s Houthis.
Iran also launched dozens of suicide drones during a large-scale attack on Israel last April. In addition, Israel claimed more than once that it was targeted by suicide drones launched from Syria.
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