Those who tried to assassinate me and my wife today made a bitter mistake – Israeli PM Netanyahu on drone strike launched towards his home

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, October 19 said those who tried to “assassinate me and my wife today made a bitter mistake” after a drone was launched toward his home in Caesarea in central Israel on Saturday.

The Israeli military confirmed earlier that the drone had been launched from Lebanon, and the prime minister’s spokesperson said that the attack had targeted Netanyahu’s home. Neither he nor his wife were at home at the time and nobody else was injured, according to his office.

Netanyahu said the “agents of Iran” meaning Hezbollah were behind the attack and would “pay a heavy price.”

As at press time, Hezbollah has not claimed responsibility.

“This will not deter me and the state of Israel from continuing the war of revival against our enemies to ensure our security for generations,” he said.

He said that after the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, Israeli forces will “continue forward until the end.”

“We eliminated the master murderer Yahya Sinwar,” he said.

“I said we are in the war of resurrection and we continue forward until the end.”

Netanyahu said he was proud of Israel’s soldiers and all its citizens.

After being asked if anything would deter him, he replied: “No, nothing will deter us. We continue until victory.”

On Friday, White House national security communications adviser John Kirby suggested that Sinwar was the chief obstacle to securing a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict – and his killing had created an “inflection point” that could accelerate talks to wind down the war.