Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he is not giving up on his war aims following a reported drone attack on his compound, warning that “anyone who tries to harm Israeli citizens will pay a heavy price”.
“The attempt by the Iranian proxy Hezbollah to kill me and my wife today was a big mistake,” he wrote in the X post.
Earlier, his office said that the plane was launched towards his residence in the northern city of Caesarea on Saturday morning.
Mr Netanyahu and his wife were not home at the time, and no one was injured.
Iran says Hezbollah was responsible for the reported attack, Iranian state news agency IRNA said.
Iran’s mission to the UN was quoted as saying: “The act in question was committed by Hezbollah in Lebanon”.
Hezbollah – which is funded and supported by Iran – has not commented on the reports.
The reported attack comes as Israel prepares to respond to a major Iranian missile attack on October 1 – with Israel’s defense minister saying its response will be “lethal, precise and stunning”.
The Israeli military said three drones were launched from Lebanon, one of which hit a building in Caesarea.
They did not confirm that this building is part of the prime minister’s house, and the extent of the damage.
The US agency Axios reported that the drone hit a residential area, and was fired by Hezbollah.
At 08:19 local time (06:19 BST), the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said: “In the past hour, three unmanned aerial vehicles have crossed into the country from Lebanon.
“Two planes have been intercepted. The other plane crashed into a building in Caesarea, there were no injuries.”
The Israeli prime minister uses two private residences, in Caesarea and Jerusalem, and has spent time in Beit Aghion, his official residence in Jerusalem, which is currently under renovation.
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