And flare was fired this evening at the home of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Caesarea and fell into the yard. Neither the prime minister nor any of Netanyahu’s family members were at home at the time of the incident. The Israeli police and the Shin Bet internal security agency have opened an investigation.
”The incitement against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu crosses all boundaries. Launching a flare at his house means crossing another red line: today it’s a light bomb, tomorrow it’s live fire,” Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir wrote on X. ”The incitement against Netanyahu and his family must stop. I expect the Shin Bet and the police to soon reach the suspects who committed this act,” he added.
Hezbollah: 5 IDF military bases hit near Haifa
Hezbollah said it targeted five IDF military bases north of and near Haifa, Israel. The Israeli army earlier said two people were injured after a rocket attack hit a synagogue in Haifa.
A Hezbollah note said fighters targeted a “technical base”, the “Haifa naval base”, the Stella Maris naval base and two other bases near Haifa, one of which hosts “a gas station of the Israeli enemy army”. The attack was conducted with simultaneous “missile launches,” the group said.
Hezbollah has partially rejected the US agreement proposal, IDF intensifies raids
Israeli attacks in recent days against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon were decided by Netanyahu and new Defense Minister Israel Katz earlier this week to demonstrate to Hezbollah that Israel will continue its campaign if the group does not accept a ceasefire plan. fire mediated by US envoy Amos Hochstein. Channel 12 reports. Hochstein is considering a return to the region mid-week, but not until it’s clear he can close the deal.
In Lebanon, however, there is pessimism about the prospects of a ceasefire because at least two clauses of a 13-point plan are deemed unacceptable for Hezbollah. These are the clause that gives Israel the “right to self-defense”, i.e. freedom of action in Lebanon, and the clause relating to supervision of the agreement. Channel 12 says 1.6 million Lebanese have been displaced to date by the war, compared to around 60,000 Israelis in northern Israel.