Esther Salifu
A drone was launched toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Caesarea on Saturday, prompting concerns about the escalating conflict between Israel and Lebanon.
“A UAV was launched toward the prime minister’s residence in Caesarea. The prime minister and his wife were not at the location, and there were no injuries in the incident,” Netanyahu’s office said in a statement.
This incident occurred after the Israeli military reported a drone from Lebanon had hit a structure in the central Israeli town. Although it’s unclear if the structure was Netanyahu’s private residence, the military confirmed three drones were fired from Lebanon, with two intercepted ¹.
The tensions between Israel and Lebanon intensified with a barrage of projectiles fired from Lebanon into northern Israel, triggering sirens at regular intervals. Lebanese authorities reported two fatalities in an Israeli strike on Jounieh, north of Beirut, marking the first attack in the area since Hezbollah and Israel began exchanging fire last year.
Israel’s conflict with Hamas ally Hezbollah in Lebanon escalated last month when Israel sent ground troops across the Lebanese border. The Israeli military claimed to have destroyed Hezbollah’s regional command center with an airstrike on Friday. Hezbollah retaliated by firing rockets at the Israeli city of Haifa and launching explosives-laden drones at an air missile defense base east of Hadera.
The situation remains volatile, with no clear end in sight.
