Netanyahu blames ‘agents of Iran’ for hit on Caesarea home
In a post on X, the Israeli prime minister says: “The agents of Iran who tried to assassinate me and my wife today made a bitter mistake. This will not deter me and the State of Israel from continuing the war of revival against our enemies to ensure our security for generations.”
Earlier, the Israeli army reported that a drone hit Netanyahu’s home in Caesarea without causing casualties and the prime minister and his family were not present in the house at the time.
Hezbollah, which has launched hundreds of drones at Israeli territory, has not commented on or claimed this attack.
Addressing Iranians and “their partners in the axis of evil”, Netanyahu said: “Anyone who harms the citizens of the State of Israel will pay a heavy price for it. We will continue to eliminate your terrorists. We will return our hostages from Gaza. We will return our residents in the north. … We will change the security reality in our region for generations.”
Israel’s Katz says drone attack on Netanyahu’s home was Iranian ‘assassination’ bid
Israel’s foreign minister says the “true face” of Iran has been exposed by what he calls an assassination attempt by Iran-backed groups against the prime minister.
“The Iranian proxies who attempted to assassinate Prime Minister Netanyahu and his family today have once again exposed Iran’s true face and the evil axis it leads,” Israel Katz said in a statement on X.
His comments came after Netanyahu’s office said a drone targeted the premier’s residence in the town of Caesarea.
No group has claimed responsibility for this incident yet.
US secretary of defence ‘relieved’ Netanyahu is safe
Austin has spoken with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant to discuss regional security developments, Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder says.
According to a readout by the US Defence Department, Austin “reviewed US force-posture adjustments, including the recent deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defence system to reinforce Israel’s defences in the face of threats from Iran, Lebanese Hezbollah, and Iranian proxies”.
The secretary, the readout said, also told Gallant “he was relieved Prime Minister Netanyahu was safe after the attack that reportedly targeted his home in Caesarea this morning.”
Iran says Hezbollah behind drone attack on Netanyahu’s residence
Iran’s UN mission says Hezbollah is behind a drone attack on Netanyahu’s residence.
“This action was taken by the Lebanese Hezbollah,” the mission said in response to a question about Iran’s role in the attack, according to the official IRNA news agency.