Overview

• Medics said 22 people were injured, including two in serious condition with shrapnel wounds, as casualties were treated at Eilat’s Yoseftal Hospital and airlifted to Soroka Medical Center.
• The IDF said two Iron Dome interceptors were launched but failed to stop the drone, with officials citing late detection and very low altitude as factors complicating interception.
• Sirens sounded in the city as police, bomb disposal teams and rescue crews responded, and authorities urged residents to follow Home Front Command guidance.
• The Houthis claimed responsibility and said they launched multiple drones, following earlier strikes this month near Eilat’s Ramon Airport and a hotel entrance.
• Israel carried out retaliatory strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen within a day, with Defense Minister Israel Katz confirming hits on multiple sites in Sana’a from the air and sea.