Overview

• A drone launched from Yemen struck near the entrance of a hotel in Eilat on Thursday, causing damage but no injuries, according to the Israeli military and police.
• Police closed the surrounding area to the public and opened an investigation after sirens sounded in the city prior to the impact.
• About an hour after the hit, Israel said its air force intercepted a second aircraft that had been launched from Yemen.
• The Israel Defense Forces attributed the attack to Yemen’s Houthi movement, framing it within ongoing retaliatory exchanges after Israeli strikes on Hodeidah earlier in the week.
• The incident follows a string of Yemen-origin attacks targeting southern Israel, including a drone that struck Ramon International Airport earlier in September and lightly wounded five people.