Drone launched from Yemen strikes Eilat, at least 20 wounded

At least 20 people were wounded on Wednesday after a drone launched from Yemen struck the southern Israeli port city of Eilat, medics and the Israeli military said, in an attack that raised fresh questions about Israel's air-defence capabilities. Two of the wounded were reported in serious condition, and emergency services treated and transported victims to a nearby hospital, officials said.

The national ambulance service Magen David Adom said teams evacuated the injured to Yoseftal Hospital and other medical facilities, and that two people sustained severe shrapnel injuries to their limbs. Local media and paramedics reported that most of the other casualties suffered moderate to light wounds. It was not immediately clear whether the victims were hurt by the drone itself or by debris from an attempted interception, authorities said.

Israel's military said in a statement that the drone was launched from Yemen and that "interception efforts were made." Army Radio reported that the unmanned aircraft flew at low altitude, complicating efforts by the Iron Dome and other systems to intercept it. Israel Hayom, citing an initial investigation, reported that air-defence systems failed to...