Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a warning to Hezbollah following the alleged assassination attempt on him and his wife, calling it a “big mistake.”
“The attempt by the Iranian proxy Hezbollah to kill me and my wife today was a big mistake,” Netanyahu wrote on the X website on Saturday. “This will not stop me or the State of Israel from continuing our just war with our enemies to secure our future.”
Issuing a stern warning to Iran and the “Axis of Resistance,” which includes Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis, the prime minister said Israel is determined to achieve its military objectives after the October 7 attack and “change the security reality in our region. for generations.”
“I say to Iran and its evil proxies: Anyone who tries to harm the citizens of Israel will pay a heavy price; We will continue to eliminate terrorists and those who send them; We will bring our hostages home from Gaza; and we will return our citizens living on our northern border safely to their homes,” he wrote.
“Israel is determined to achieve all our war goals and change the security reality in our region for generations to come,” Netanyahu said.
Together, we will fight, and with God’s help – together, we will win.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with soldiers at the Israel-Lebanon border. (Haim Tzach/Office of the Prime Minister of Israel)
Netanyahu’s vow that Hezbollah will be held accountable came after the launch of a UAV towards his private residence. the coastal city of Caesarea on Saturday morning.
Netanyahu and his wife were not at home when the incident happened, his spokesman told Fox News.
No injuries were reported in the incident. Israel Channel 12 reported that Netanyahu was not in his bathroom for several days.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives statements to the media inside The Kirya, which houses the Israeli Ministry of Defense. (Jacquelyn Martin/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
The Israeli military said three drones were shot down in Lebanon on Saturday towards the prime minister’s home, but two were intercepted.
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There were reports of minor damage to the residence but Fox News Digital could not confirm that report.
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After the assassination attempt, Netanyahu released a video message, confidently declaring that “we will win this war.”
“Two days ago we took out Sinwar, the terrorist mastermind, his criminals beheaded our men, raped our women and burned our children alive,” he said. “We got him out, and we’re still fighting other Iranian terrorists.”
“We will win this war,” he said.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant spoke with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque/File)
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III spoke with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Pentagon spokesman, Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder.
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Ryder said Sec. Austin reviewed changes in the US force posture, including the recent deployment of the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system to bolster Israel’s defenses against threats from Iran, Lebanese Hezbollah, and Iranian proxies.
The Secretary also told Minister Gallant that Netanyahu is free following the attack.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson accused CBS News of cutting critical context out of the answers he gave when he appeared to address the nation on Sunday. (Getty Images)
House Speaker Mike Johnson wrote in the X that he had spoken with Netanyahu, saying the prime minister remained “unfazed.”
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“I spoke with my friend Prime Minister Netanyahu today, and I am happy to report that he is safe, in good spirits, and not giving up,” Johnson said. “I told him America is strong with Israel and I reiterated our commitment to helping Iran and its terrorists. This is important.”
Fox News Digital’s Landon Mion and Younat Friling contributed to this report.