CAIRO (Reuters) -Two flash bombs have been fired in the direction of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence within the northern Israeli city of Caesarea on Saturday and fell into the backyard, police stated.
Neither Netanyahu nor his household have been current and there was no injury reported, it added in an announcement.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz stated the incident crossed “all crimson strains” in a submit on X early on Sunday.
“It isn’t potential for the Prime Minister of Israel, who’s threatened by Iran and its proxies who’re making an attempt to assassinate him, to be topic to the identical threats from residence,” Katz stated.
He additionally referred to as on safety and judicial companies to take the required steps.
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog condemned the incident in a submit on X and stated an investigation was underway.
“The incitement in opposition to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu crosses all boundaries. Throwing a flash bomb into his home tonight is crossing one other crimson line,” Safety Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir additionally stated on X.
In October, a drone was launched in the direction of the premier’s residence in Caesarea, with out inflicting any hurt.
To the north, Israeli forces have been buying and selling hearth with Lebanon’s armed Hezbollah group since October 2023. There was no quick declare of accountability for Saturday’s incident.
(Reporting by Enas Alashray and Ahmed Tolba, extra reporting by Jaidaa Taha; Enhancing by Andrew Cawthorne and Richard Chang)