Drone launched towards Caesarea intended to hit Netanyahu's residence - report

One drone towards Caesarea was reportedly targeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence. His office stated he and his wife were not at the residence at the time of the attempted strike.

By SAM HALPERN OCTOBER 19, 2024 04:35 Updated: OCTOBER 19, 2024 10:26

UAV (illustrative) (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X)

An explosion was heard in Caesarea on Saturday morning after a drone launched from Lebanon slammed into a building in the city, the IDF said. No injuries have so far been reported.

Police arrived to locate the scene of the fall. Around the same time, sirens sounded in Tel Aviv, but Israeli media reported that no notification was sent to the Home Front Command app for users in the area.

Two other drones launched alongside were reportedly intercepted. The incident triggered alarms in the Glilot military base, but the military later determined that drones were not in the area.

One drone towards Caesarea was reportedly targeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence, Israeli media reported, citing the Saudi TV news channel Al-Hadath. The Prime Minister's Office issued a statement saying that Netanyahu and his wife were not at the location and there were no other casualties reported.

Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims attack on North, vows escalation

Earlier, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed credit after a drone launched from the east was detected crashing into the Golan Heights in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Caesarea (credit: FLICKR)

The IDF reported the crash after sirens sounded in the area and noted that the drone had crossed into Israel from Syria, and no injuries were reported as a result of the crash.

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq vowed further escalation.

Later on Saturday morning, drone alarms were activated in Gan Yashia, Olesh, Ametz, Bat Hefer, Yad Hana, and Barotaim in Emek Hefer, west of Netanya.

No damage or casualties were reported, and the IDF said that the details of the incident were under review.

More drone sirens sounded again around 7:00 a.m. in Kiryat Yam and numerous other localities in the Haifa area, and a half hour later, further sirens sounded in Tiberias and the city's surrounding areas.

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Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.