A drone exploded in a sleepy Israeli seaside town yesterday. The target of the attack was Benjamin Netanyahu.
By luck, the drone missed its target – Netanyahu’s home – and no one was hurt in the explosion. Hezbollah launched three drones from Lebanon toward Caesarea. Two were shot down by the Israel Defense Forces but, worryingly, the third arrived undetected. Sirens, which are supposed to warn civilians of an impending attack, did not sound, meaning no one knew they should seek refuge in a bomb shelter. The Israeli Prime Minister claimed he was not at home when the drone hit.
An Iranian – or Iranian-backed – assassination of the Israeli Prime Minister (or other senior figure) would change the game completely.
Although it was Hezbollah that launched the drones, the order came from Iran. Following the attack, Netanyahu said: ‘Iran’s proxies, who tried to assassinate me and my wife today, have made a grave error… this won’t deter me or Israel from continuing to fight our enemies in order to guarantee our security for generations.
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