Netanyahu's Residence Attacked by Drone, Iran Claims Hezbollah Responsible | WPN World People News

Israel stated that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Caesarea was attacked by a drone from Lebanon on the morning of the 19th, with no casualties reported. Iran claimed that the drone strike on Netanyahu's home was orchestrated by Hezbollah.

On the 19th, Netanyahu's office confirmed that a drone targeted his home in downtown Caesarea, north of Tel Aviv, while he and his wife were not present, leaving them unharmed. In a statement that day, Netanyahu said, "Iranian proxy Hezbollah attempted to assassinate me and my wife, and they have made a grave mistake." He reiterated his stance that anyone attempting to harm Israeli citizens would face severe consequences.

According to The Times of Israel, Netanyahu posted videos in both English and Hebrew on social media. In the English video, he accused Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar of being the mastermind behind terrorist acts, stating, "His thugs beheaded our men, raped our women, and buried our babies alive. We killed him, and we will continue fighting Iran’s other terrorist proxies."

In the Hebrew video, he said, "Two days ago, we eliminated the Holocaust killer Sinwar (Hamas leader). As I’ve said before, we are in a war for survival, and we will fight to the end. I am proud of our soldiers, proud of our commanders, and proud of you, the citizens of Israel."

Since late September, Hezbollah, backed by Iran, has been engaging in continued hostilities with Israel. Iran asserted that the attack on Netanyahu’s residence was orchestrated by Hezbollah. According to Iran’s state news agency IRNA, Tehran’s position on the incident was clarified by Iran’s delegation to the United Nations, stating, "This operation was planned by Lebanon’s Hezbollah." However, Hezbollah has not yet publicly claimed responsibility for the attack.