JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government said a drone was launched toward the prime minister's home on Saturday without causing any casualties.
Sirens sounded in Israel on Saturday morning, warning of incoming fire from Lebanon, launching a drone towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home in Caesarea, the Israeli government said.
Neither he nor his wife were at home and there were no casualties, his spokesman said in a statement.
The attacks on Israel come as the war with the Lebanese Hezbollah – an ally of Hamas backed by Iran – has intensified in recent weeks.
Hezbollah said Friday it plans to launch a new phase of the battle by sending more guided missiles and exploding drones into Israel. The militant group's longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in late September, and Israel sent ground troops to Lebanon earlier in October.
A standoff is also emerging between Israel and Hamas, which it is fighting in Gaza, with both signaling opposition to ending the war after the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar this week.
On Friday, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Sinwar's death was a painful loss but noted that Hamas continued despite the killings of other Palestinian militant leaders before him.
“Hamas is alive and will remain alive,” Khamenei said.
