A drone fired at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home in Caesarea from Lebanon is confirmed to have hit the politician's residence, cracking a window, by both Israel and Hezbollah.
On Tuesday, the Lebanese paramilitary group took "full, complete, and exclusive responsibility" for the attack launched upon the Israeli politician's private home on Saturday, Oct. 19. The IDF confirmed that a total of 3 drones were launched at the Prime Minister's residence. While the other two drones were shot down by the Israeli military, a third one made contact with Netanyahu's home, cracking a bedroom window.
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Due to protections in the house's structure, including reinforced glass, the damage to the Prime Minister's home was minimal. Pieces of cracked glass landed in the pool and nearby yard attached to the home, but none of it inside of the home, reported the Times of Israel.
The attack did not cause any injuries, and Netanyahu and his wife were not within the house at the time of the strike.
"If we did not reach you this time, then we will reach you the next time. Between us lie the days, nights, and the battlefield," said Hezbollah media chief Mohammed Afif at a press conference in Beirut.
Netanyahu acknowledged the group's attempt on his life in a statement posted to X on Saturday.
"The attempt by Iran's proxy Hezbollah to assassinate me and my wife today was a grave mistake. This will not deter me or the State of Israel from continuing our just war against our enemies in order to secure our future," wrote the Israeli Prime Minister. "I say to Iran and its proxies in its axis of evil: Anyone who tries to harm Israel's citizens will pay a heavy price. We will continue to eliminate the terrorists and those who dispatch them. We will bring our hostages home from Gaza. And we will return our citizens who live on our Northern border safely to their homes."
"Israel is determined to achieve all our war objectives and change the security reality in our region for generations to come," he continued.
The attempt by Iran’s proxy Hezbollah to assassinate me and my wife today was a grave mistake.
— Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) October 19, 2024
This will not deter me or the State of Israel from continuing our just war against our enemies in order to secure our future.
I say to Iran and its proxies in its axis of evil:…
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