In a post on X, Benjamin Netanyahu said of the drone attack on his home that “agents of Iran” were responsible and threatened that the war will continue until the security reality in the region changes. “The Iranian agents 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 to come.”
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.
I say to Iran and its proxies in its axis of evil:…
— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) October 19, 2024
The first photo of the Hezbollah strike, which targeted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Caesarea, was released on Saturday afternoon. The damage to the house from the Iranian-made drone strike, which prompted Israel’s immediate retaliation in Beirut, is visible to the naked eye.
Iran barely failed to assassinate Netanyahu this morning, only because he wasn’t where he usually is on a Saturday morning at dawn, in bed at his weekend beach house. If I were a senior IRGC member I know what I would be doing right now: Getting dressed up in my finest burka, and… pic.twitter.com/3XH8Gklzin
— Saul Sadka (@Saul_Sadka) October 19, 2024
Meanwhile, a video document captures the flight of one of the three kamikaze drones, while an Apache attack helicopter flies nearby in Israeli airspace. The drone did not hit the prime minister’s residence, but it is estimated that this action shows an escalation orientation by Hezbollah.
Questions about air early warning sensors have returned nearly a week after Hezbollah’s first bloody strike on the Golani brigade. Netanyahu’s home in Caesarea was closed, assure circles close to the Prime Minister, where he and his family reside elsewhere in Israel.
Footage depicts the failure of an Israeli Apache helicopter to locate and intercept the Lebanese drone over Akko, which continued all the way to Caesarea, where reports indicate that it struck Netanyahu’s residence. pic.twitter.com/nHxpM0ZSAc
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) October 19, 2024
Netanyahu on the drone raid on his house: “Nothing stops us – We continue until victory”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made his first statements after the attempted drone attack on his home.
In a video posted on Twitter in Hebrew and English, Netanyahu, walking leisurely in a park, is asked: “Prime Minister, is anything going to stop you?” He replies: “No, nothing will stop us, we will continue until victory.”
“You know, two days ago we eliminated the mass murderer, the leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar. As I have said, we are in an existential war and we will continue until the end. And I want to say something else, I’m proud of our soldiers, I’m proud of our commanders, and I’m proud of you, the citizens of Israel,” he adds.
Watch the video:
Prime Minister Netanyahu reacts after the attempt to damage his home in Caesarea: “Nothing will deter us” pic.twitter.com/aOahYI7eRx
— Gil mishali (@gilmishali) October 19, 2024
In the English version, Netanyahu calls Sinwar “the terrorist mastermind whose thugs beheaded our men, raped our women and burned babies alive.” “We neutralized him,” says the prime minister, “and we continue our battle with Iran’s other terrorist proxies.”
According to Arab media, a source from the Israeli prime minister’s office said that “Iran was the one that tried to assassinate him.”
Netanyahu: He was away from home at the time of the attack
Israel’s prime minister’s office confirmed that Benjamin Netanyahu’s private residence in Caesarea was the target of a drone strike from Lebanon earlier this morning. In a brief statement, the office said Prime Minister Netanyahu and his wife Sara were not at home at the time of the attack and that there were no injuries from the incident.
Lebanon sent three drones to Israel – Netanyahu’s home targeted [βίντεο]
Three drones caused explosions in Haifa, Carmel and Caesarea, Israel, early Saturday morning (10/19), according to Israeli media reports.
A building in Caesarea was hit without causing any injuries and large police forces were sent to the area targeted by Hezbollah. Another drone was seen around the same time in the skies over Haifa and an Israeli helicopter “raised up” to intercept it.
⚡️⭕️ Drone strike impact north of Tel Aviv
⚡️ Ongoing rocket barrage on Haifa pic.twitter.com/8MzC0m2CVu
— Middle East Observer (@ME_Observer_) October 19, 2024
“Sirens sounded at military bases in Gillot, north of Tel Aviv, after a drone infiltration from Lebanon. “We observed the passage of three drones from Lebanon, two of which were intercepted and the third crashed into a building in Caesarea,” the Israeli military said in a statement.
#BREAKING
DRONE FLIES RIGHT NEXT TO THE HELICOPTER THAT’S LOOKING FOR IT NEAR HAIFA
A drone was spotted flying alongside an Israeli helicopter while the helicopter was searching for the drone in the outskirts of Haifa! pic.twitter.com/HFhabsNIth— Rula El Halabi (@Rulaelhalabi) October 19, 2024
Qatari sources said an intercepted drone targeted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s home in Caesarea, which is on the Mediterranean coast.
Footage has been released from near Netanyahu’s house after a Hezbollah drone attack in Caesarea. The drone flew 70 kilometers from Lebanon and hit a building. Israeli police and ambulances are at the scene. pic.twitter.com/ejlnNoWTZL
— BigBreakingWire (@BigBreakingWire) October 19, 2024
For its part, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported that the prime minister’s office refused to reveal the position of the prime minister at the time of the explosion in Caesarea.
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