Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 287?

Five people who were wounded by the UAV hit on Thursday night have all been released from the hospital, Tel Aviv's Ichilov Medical Center announced on Friday.

The five arrived at the emergency room in a minor condition, and have since been released.
 

The ICJ is set to issue a landmark opinion today on the legal consequences of Israel's "occupation" of the Palestinian territories, the BBC reported on Friday morning.

"Depending on its finding, it could mark the first time the ICJ has delivered a position on whether the 57-year occupation is illegal," the BBC noted.

However, any opinion will be purely advisory and not legally binding.

Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, is set to visit Russia next month, Russian state-owned news outlet, RIA, reported on Friday.

According to the Russian news agency, Abbas will meet with President Vladimir Putin during his stay.

The Israeli delegation chose not to participate in late-stage negotiations this week, which allegedly frustrated US officials who believed a deal was close, the US outlet Politico reported on Friday. 

Despite reportedly telling the US it would attend, the delegation chose not to.

The Israeli embassy in Washington and the National Security Council did not respond to Politico's request for comment.

The IDF successfully intercepted a suspicious aerial target crossing from Lebanon into the north of Israel, the military announced on Friday morning.

Sirens sounded in the area at 8:22 a.m., after which the IDF Aerial Defense Array struck down the target. No injuries were reported, the IDF added.

The IDF began an investigation into the drone strike on Tel Aviv, which occurred near the US embassy on Thursday night. The IDF said the incident was under "thorough review", according to a statement on Friday morning.

The IDF noted that "there is no intelligence that there was an intention to attack the American embassy," according to Ynet.

"The air defense is not airtight. We saw the tracks of UAVs that tried to mislead us and changed flight direction during the flight."
 

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has attributed the failure to shoot down a drone that struck an apartment in Tel Aviv early Thursday morning to human error. According to the IDF, the drone was detected at some point during its trajectory but was not consistently tracked due to multiple layers of radar surveillance, both on the ground and from aircraft.

The IDF explained that radar systems from different sectors track various airspaces, making it possible that the drone was detected in one industry but not continuously monitored. Although the IDF identified the drone as a potential threat, a human error led to it not being flagged as such. Consequently, no warnings were issued, and air defense systems were not activated to intercept it.

While the IDF has not officially confirmed the drone's origin, the prevailing assumption is that it was launched by the Houthis from Yemen. However, the IDF is exploring all possibilities, including potential disinformation tactics by the Houthis. Determining the exact origin of the drone is crucial for preventing future incidents.

The Israeli defense establishment is in a state of complete shock.

Though the writing was on the wall, no one saw it coming from a couple thousand kilometers away.

That is despite the fact that Hezbollah has managed to successfully strike Israel dozens of times with drones without being detected.

The Houthis and an Iranian militia from Iraq have successfully hit parts of Eilat, including a naval base, using drones from late 2023 to mid-2024, without being detected.

The Israeli Air Force is investigating last night's UAV launch to Tel Aviv, acknowledging it as a "bad event." Alerts were not activated, and the target was not intercepted, highlighting a serious lapse in the defense system.

They emphasized their responsibility to defend the country's skies. Detection systems had identified the target during its flight, but the necessary alerts were not issued due to human error.

A drone attack was allegedly carried out on Ben Yehuda Street on the corner of Shalom Aleichem near the US Consulate after loud explosions were heard in Tel Aviv early Friday morning. The Yemeni Houthis have claimed responsibility for the attack on their personal channel.

During searches by emergency services, the body of a lifeless man in his 50s with shrapnel marks on his body was found in an apartment near the location of the explosion. Ten people were taken to hospital with minor wounds, according to Israeli media.

Police, fire, and rescue services were deployed to the area and told Israeli media that there was no fire. The source of the explosion is not yet known.