A drone launched from Lebanon targeted the private residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Caesarea on Saturday, according to the Prime Minister’s Office.
Netanyahu and his family were not home at the time of the attack. Security and emergency teams were dispatched to the scene to assess any potential threat from shrapnel or explosives.
Local residents reported hearing a loud explosion and helicopters overhead. “How is it that there were no sirens?” one resident questioned. Another described hearing a "buzzing sound" before the explosion, adding, “It was unclear where it came from, but then the blast occurred.”
The IDF said three drones had crossed into Israeli airspace. One landed on a home in Caesarea, but no sirens were activated, and no injuries were reported. The military confirmed that the remaining two drones were intercepted and shot down.
Sirens did sound near the Mossad headquarters north of Tel Aviv, but no explosions were reported in the area.
Rocket hits apartment block in Kiryat Ata
Elsewhere in northern Israel, Haifa and surrounding regions were hit by repeated rocket fire on Saturday. While some rockets were intercepted, at least one struck a residential building in the suburb of Kiryat Ata, injuring two people with shrapnel. Rockets targeting Nahariya and the Western Galilee were intercepted, with no reported injuries.
Earlier in the day, rockets were fired at Tiberias, with two landing in the Sea of Galilee. The Golan Heights also came under fire during the morning hours.
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First published: 08:19, 10.19.24