Hezbollah drone attack on Netanyahu’s house was “serious security failure”: Israeli media

Israeli security officials have described the Hezbollah drone attack on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private residence as a “serious security failure” after occupation forces failed to intercept the drone.

Israeli radio, citing security service officials, reported that an investigation has been launched to probe the breach of security.

Three drones were launched from Lebanon toward Israel early Saturday morning. Two were intercepted, while one struck Netanyahu’s home in Caesarea.

Hezbollah later confirmed that it fired a “large rocket salvo” at Haifa and Caesarea in retaliation for Israeli attacks on its centres in Lebanon.

According to Al Jazeera, Hezbollah employs a strategy of launching simultaneous attacks on multiple locations to bypass Israeli tracking systems for drones and missiles.

The Israeli army has imposed a complete media blackout on sharing any further details of the attack.

Footage shared by Quds Network on X showed a drone moving ahead of an Israeli helicopter toward Caesarea, successfully striking Netanyahu’s residence.

Footage depicts the failure of an Israeli Apache helicopter to locate and intercept the Lebanese drone over Akko, which continued all the way to Caesarea, where reports indicate that it struck Netanyahu's residence. pic.twitter.com/nHxpM0ZSAc

— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) October 19, 2024

From October 7, 2023, to October 4, 2024, at least 12,054 attacks have been exchanged between Lebanon and Israel, with 9,891 initiated by Israel, according to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED).

Earlier, Lebanon launched a deadly drone attack on an Israeli army base, killing four IDF soldiers and injuring over 60 others on October 13, as early warning systems failed to intercept the drones.