The private residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Caesarea, in central Israel, was targeted by a drone attack this Saturday, October 19, without causing “any casualties”. The symbol of tensions which are not about to come down in the Middle East despite the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinouar on Thursday. G7 defense ministers are meeting today in Naples: Israel’s military operations in Gaza and Lebanon as well as the risk of a wider regional war will be at the heart of the discussions.
Information to remember
⇒ A drone launched towards the residence of Benjamin Netanyahu, in central Israel
⇒ Two dead in an Israeli strike north of Beirut
⇒ Hamas is “alive and will remain so”, assures Iranian supreme leader
9:30 a.m.
A drone launched towards the residence of Benjamin Netanyahu in central Israel
A drone was launched towards the private residence of Benjamin Netanyahu in Caesarea, the Israeli Prime Minister’s office said this Saturday, after the army announced that a drone coming from Lebanon had hit a “structure” in this city coastal area of central Israel.
“A drone was launched towards the Prime Minister’s house in Caesarea. The Prime Minister and his wife were not there and the incident caused no casualties,” Benjamin Netanyahu’s services said in a statement. It was unclear whether the residence was the “structure” the military previously referred to.
9:20 a.m.
Two dead in Israeli strike north of Beirut
Two people were killed this Saturday in an Israeli strike which targeted, for the first time since the start of the war between Israel and Hezbollah, the highway linking Beirut to northern Lebanon, the Ministry of Health said. “An Israeli enemy strike on a car in Jounieh left two people dead,” the Health Ministry announced. The National News Agency said the strike took place on the highway linking the capital to the north of the country.
7:00 a.m.
Death of Sinouar: Hamas is “alive and will remain so”, assures Iranian Supreme Leader
The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas is “alive and will remain so” despite the death of its leader Yahya Sinouar killed during an Israeli military operation, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said this Saturday. “His loss is certainly painful for the resistance front” against Israel, “but it will not end at all with the martyrdom of Sinwar,” Ayatollah Khamenei assured in a press release.
Iran does not recognize the State of Israel, its sworn enemy, and has made support for the Palestinian cause one of the pillars of its foreign policy since the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Yahya Sinouar “was a brilliant figure of resistance and of the struggle” against Israel, said Ayatollah Khamenei. “He stood with unwavering determination against the cruel and aggressor enemy and slapped him with tact and courage,” he added.
6:00 a.m.
Sinwar’s death makes peace in the Middle East “easier”, says Trump
The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinouar makes peace in the Middle East “easier”, the Republican candidate for the White House, Donald Trump, ruled this Friday. “I am happy that Bibi decided to do what he had to do,” he said, referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Speaking upon his arrival in Detroit, Michigan, where he is scheduled to hold a meeting at the end of the day, he added that the head of the Israeli government was “doing a good job.” “Biden is trying to hold him back when he should probably be doing the opposite,” he said, adding that he planned to speak soon with Benjamin Netanyahu.