A drone launched in Lebanon targeted the private home of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, the Prime Minister's office said. The family was not at home at the time. security and emergency teams were dispatched to ensure there was no danger from shrapnel or explosives.
Drone hits Caesarea on Saturday
(Photo: Sharon Tzur)
Residents said they heard a loud explosion and saw choppers flying overhead. "How is it that there were no sirens?" asked one.
"There was a buzzing sound before the drone hit," another resident said. "It was unclear where it came from but then the explosion occurred."
The IDF said three drones crossed into Israel. One landed on a home in the affluent community of Caesarea, without sirens being activated. no injuries were recorded. According to the military, the two remaining drones were shot down.
Sirens did warn of danger around the Mossad headquarters north of Tel Aviv at the time but no explosions were heard there.
Haifa and its surrounding areas came under repeated attack on Saturday. Some of the rockets were intercepted but at least one landed on a residential building in the suburb of Kiryat Ata. At least two people were injured from shrapnel.
Rocket hits apartment block in Kiryat Ata
Rockets targeting Nahariya and surrounding areas in the Western Galilee were intercepted. No injuries were reported there.
Earlier, rockets were fired at Tiberias. At least two fell into the Sea of Galilee. The Golan Heights also came under fire earlier in the morning.
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First published: 08:19, 10.19.24