Iran Says Hezbollah Masterminds Drone Attack on Netanyahu’s Residence

Jakarta –

Iran‘s mission to the United Nations answered questions about Iran’s role in the drone attack on the Israeli Prime Minister’s residence Benjamin Netanyahu. The Iranian mission said the Lebanese Hezbollah group, which is armed and financed by Tehran, was behind the attack.

“This action was carried out by Lebanese Hezbollah,” the mission said in response to a question about Iran’s role in the attack, according to the official IRNA news agency, reported on Sunday (20/10/2024).

As is known, Netanyahu’s office said that a drone was launched at the residence of the head of the Jewish state in Caesarea, central Israel on Saturday (19/10). This was announced after the military reported that a Lebanese drone had “hit a building” in the city in central Israel.

“A UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) was launched at the prime minister’s residence in Caesarea. The prime minister and his wife were not present, and no one was injured in the incident,” the office said. Netanyahu in a statement, which was reported by Bill. AFP news agency, Saturday (19/10/2024).

It was not immediately clear if the building that was hit by the army earlier was Netanyahu’s private house.

The Israeli military said three drones were shot down from Lebanon on Saturday and that they had intercepted two drones.

A series of projectiles were fired from Lebanon into northern Israel on Saturday, with sirens wailing in northern Israel regularly.

Meanwhile, Lebanese authorities said two people were killed in an Israeli attack on Saturday in Jounieh, north of the Lebanese capital Beirut, in the first attack in the area since Hezbollah and Israel began fighting each other last year. last year

Lebanon’s Health Ministry said an “Israeli enemy attack” hit a car in Jounieh. Lebanese state media said the attack was carried out on the main road that connects the capital to the north of the country.

Israel is currently at war with Hamas, Hezbollah’s ally in Lebanon, with Israel sending ground troops across the Lebanese border last month.

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