Israel plans to respond to the launch of a drone from Lebanese territory that crashed into a building near Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Caesarea, The Jerusalem Post reports, citing a diplomatic source.
“The attempt will be answered” —said the publication’s interlocutor.
The source attributed indirect responsibility for the attack to Iran and noted that it supports Hezbollah.
On the morning of October 19, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office reported that Netanyahu’s residence in Caesarea was attacked by a drone from Lebanon. Head of government and his wife sarah There was no home at the time and no one was injured.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that three drones were launched from Lebanon in the morning, one of them attacked a building in Caesarea. The other two were shot down by air defense forces, setting off sirens at the Glilot base north of Tel Aviv.
Netanyahu himself commented on what happened that night: he blamed the attack on “Iranian agents” and said they tried to kill him and his wife.
“The Iranian agents who tried to kill me and my wife today made a serious mistake. “This will not deter me or Israel from continuing to wage war against our enemies to ensure our security for generations.” — wrote on the social network X.
Sky News Arabia noted that the prime minister and his family spend most of their weekends in Caesarea, but recently began staying at a villa in Jerusalem owned by one of Netanyahu’s friends.
The attack on Netanyahu’s residence followed a wave of bombings targeting pagers and other communications devices that killed and wounded Hezbollah members. Israel also killed the movement’s leader. Hassan Nasrallahhis successor Hashem Safi ad-Din and other leaders of the group, recalls RBC.
