Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Archive | Picture credit score: Reuters
Two lightning bombs have been fired on the dwelling of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu within the northern Israeli metropolis of Caesarea on Saturday (16 November 2024) and landed within the backyard, police stated.
Neither Netanyahu nor his household have been current and no injury was reported, he added in an announcement.
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Israeli Protection Minister Israel Katz stated the incident crossed “all purple strains” in a publish on X early Sunday (Nov. 17).
“It isn’t doable for the Prime Minister of Israel, who’s threatened by Iran and its proxies who’re making an attempt to assassinate him, to be topic to the identical threats from dwelling,” Katz stated.
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He additionally known as on judicial and safety companies to take the mandatory measures. Israel’s President Isaac Herzog condemned the incident in a publish on X and stated an investigation was underway.
“The incitement towards Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu crosses all borders. Throwing a flash bomb inside his home tonight is crossing one other purple line,” Safety Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir additionally stated in X.
In October, a drone was launched towards the prime minister’s dwelling in Caesarea, inflicting no injury.
To the north, Israeli forces have been exchanging hearth with the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah since October 2023. Nobody instantly claimed accountability for Saturday’s incident.
Printed – Nov 17, 2024 10:07 am IST
