A drone was launched towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Caesarea on Saturday, just hours after Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed.
Netanyahu’s spokesperson confirmed that the prime minister was not present during the attack, and no one was injured. “An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was directed at the prime minister’s residence in Caesarea. Neither the prime minister nor his wife were at the location, and there were no casualties,” the statement from the prime minister’s office read.
Earlier, the Israeli military reported that the drone was launched from Lebanon, hitting a building, while two additional drones that crossed into Israeli territory were intercepted, according to Reuters.
No group, including Hezbollah, which has been in conflict with Israel since October, claimed responsibility for the attack. Meanwhile, Israel continues to engage in fighting with Hezbollah in Lebanon, with rocket exchanges intensifying after the October 7 attack. Israeli ground troops entered southern Lebanon last month in response to escalations.
This drone incident followed Israel’s destruction of a Hezbollah regional command center with an airstrike. The ongoing conflict has resulted in at least 1,418 deaths in Lebanon, according to Lebanese health ministry figures, though the actual toll may be higher.
On Saturday, Lebanese authorities reported that two people were killed in an Israeli strike in Jounieh, north of Beirut. This marked the first Israeli attack in the area since hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel resumed last year. The strike reportedly targeted a vehicle on a major highway linking Beirut to northern Lebanon.
The escalation of the conflict is expected to continue following the killing of Sinwar, who orchestrated the October 7 attacks that left over 1,200 Israelis dead and led to the abduction of more than 250 hostages into Gaza. Sinwar assumed leadership of Hamas after the death of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
