Netanyahu accuses “Iran allies” of trying to assassinate him with a drone

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused “Iran’s allies” of trying to assassinate him in a drone attack against his family residence and threatened those involved with making them “pay dearly.”

According to his office, Netanyahu and his wife were not there at the time of the attack in Caesarea, a city on Israel’s central coast, and the attack caused no casualties.

The army indicated that the drone, coming from Lebanon, hit a “structure” in Caesareawithout clarifying whether it was on the property of the residence. “Iran’s allies who tried to assassinate me and my wife today made a bitter mistake,” Netanyahu said in a statement.

“I say to the Iranians and their allies in the axis of evil: anyone who harms the citizens of the State of Israel will pay dearly,” he added.

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said that the attack “shows the true face” of Iran.

The incident occurs in the middle of the conflict between Israel and the pro-Iranian Lebanese group Hezbollah, which this Saturday claimed responsibility for several rocket fires against Israel.

For your partIran assured that the attack on Netanyahu’s residence was the work of Hezbollahwhich receives military and financial support from Iran.

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