An Iranian-backed attempt to assassinate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed after a Hezbollah drone reportedly hit his private home in central Israel early morning Saturday.
“An explosive drone launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon hit Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private home in the coastal town of Caesarea on Saturday,” the news website Axios reported. “This is the first time since the beginning of the war that a target affiliated directly with Netanyahu has been hit.”
Prime Minister and his family were not at the residence at the time of the attack. No injuries were reported from the drone strike.
The Israeli leader reportedly released a video following the failed drone strike, vowing to continue the war against Iran and its terrorist proxies.
The UK’s Daily Telegraph reported the Israeli prime minister’s defiant message:
Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would not be deterred after a Hezbollah drone hit his holiday house.The Israeli prime minister released a video in which he is seen walking casually through a field in the sun, talking about the assassination of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.“Prime minister, how is it going?” he is asked by the cameraman.“Well two days ago we took out Yahya Sinwar, the terrorist mastermind whose goons beheaded our men, raped our women, burnt babies alive, we took him out,” he said. “We’re continuing our battle with Iran’s other terrorist proxies – we’re going to win this war.”His message came after a Hezbollah drone hit Mr Netanyahu’s weekend house in Caesarea.“So will something deter you?” he is asked in the video. “No,” he replied.
The Israeli military issued the details of the drone strike in the area without specifically mentioning the prime minister’s residence. “During the past hour, three UAVs were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory. Two of the UAVs were intercepted,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement Saturday morning. “One additional UAV hit a structure in the area of Caesarea.”
The Israeli news website YNET reported the drone strike on Netanyahu’s home:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday posted a clip filmed in Jerusalem saying nothing will deter him, just hours after a drone attack targeted his private residence in Caesarea.The Prime Minister’s Office confirmed that the drone attack launched in Lebanon targeted his private residence in Caesarea adding that the family was not at home during the attack. The drone landed on another resident but caused no injuries. (…)”We are carrying on to the end. I am proud of our soldiers, our commanders and the citizens and nothing will deter me,” Netanyahu says after Hezbollah drone strike on his private residence.”The day before yesterday, we eliminated arch-terrorist Yahya Sinwar. I said we were in our war of revival,” Netanyahu said. “We are carrying on to the end. I am proud of our soldiers, our commanders and the citizens and nothing will deter me,” he said.
The Israeli prime minister on Saturday evening posted a message, warning those “who harm Israel’s citizens will pay a heavy price.”
“The attempt by Iran’s proxy Hezbollah to assassinate me and my wife today was a grave mistake,” he wrote on X. “This will not deter me or the State of Israel from continuing our just war against our enemies in order to secure our future.”
Hezbollah on Saturday continued firing dozens of drone and rockets at Israeli towns and cities.
The Israeli armed forces continued airstrikes and ground operations against Iranian-backed terrorists in Lebanon and Gaza.
The IDF troops” continue limited, localized, and targeted raids against Hezbollah terrorists and infrastructure in southern Lebanon,” the military said in statement Saturday.
“The troops located and dismantled numerous weapons during operational activity in the area, including a cluster of rocket launchers, a “Kornet” anti-tank missile launcher that was ready to fire toward communities in northern Israel, rockets, and additional military equipment,” the IDF revealed.
Israeli fighter jets targeted Hezbollah’s terrorist assets in Lebanon. “[O]ver the past day, the IAF [Israeli Air Force] struck and dismantled numerous Hezbollah weapons storage facilities and launchers aimed toward Israeli territory. This includes some launchers from which rockets have been fired toward communities in northern Israel over the past day, ” the military added.
Days after the elimination of Hamas chief Sinwar, the Israel military operations were underway across Gaza.
In the northern Gaza strong of Jabaliya, “IDF troops eliminated several terrorists in close-quarters encounters and IAF strikes,” the military said. “In the central Gaza Strip, the troops directed IAF strikes and dismantled terrorist structures used by Hamas to execute sniper fire and plant explosives.”
The IDF also continued humanitarian operations in Gaza.
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