According to Israeli security services, Benjamin Netanyahu and his family were not there in the house when the incident occurred.
Security agencies described the Saturday fireworks as "serious" when they fell close to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home in the central town of Caesarea. "Two flares landed in the courtyard outside the prime minister's residence," in a joint statement from the Shin Bet internal security agency and police."The prime minister and his family were not in the house at the time of the incident," they stated.
"An inquiry has been launched. This is a dangerous escalation and a major incident.
Isaac Herzog, the president of Israel, denounced the event and issued a warning "against an increase in violence in the public sphere." "I have now spoken with the head of the Shin Bet and expressed the urgent need to investigate and deal with those responsible for the incident as soon as possible," Herzog wrote in an article on X.
Who was responsible for the flares was not immediately apparent.
The event follows a drone strike on the same house on October 19, which was subsequently attributed to Hezbollah, a militant organization supported by Iran.
Who was responsible for the flares was not immediately apparent.
The event follows a drone strike on the same house on October 19, which was subsequently attributed to Hezbollah, a militant organization supported by Iran.
At the time, Netanyahu claimed that Hezbollah was trying to kill him and his spouse.
After nearly a year of sparse, cross-border gunfights sparked by Hezbollah militants over the conflict in Gaza, Israel has increased its bombing of Hezbollah targets in Lebanon since September 23 and then sent in ground forces.
Hezbollah has frequently targeted the Haifa city area, which is roughly 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Caesarea.
Hezbollah launched a "heavy rocket barrage" at a synagogue in Haifa earlier Saturday, injuring two persons, according to the Israeli military.
In a separate statement, the army claimed to have stopped some of the "approximately 10 projectiles" that entered Israel from Lebanon.
After nearly a year of sparse, cross-border gunfights sparked by Hezbollah militants over the conflict in Gaza, Israel has increased its bombing of Hezbollah targets in Lebanon since September 23 and then sent in ground forces.
Hezbollah has frequently targeted the Haifa city area, which is roughly 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Caesarea.
Hezbollah launched a "heavy rocket barrage" at a synagogue in Haifa earlier Saturday, injuring two persons, according to the Israeli military.
In a separate statement, the army claimed to have stopped some of the "approximately 10 projectiles" that entered Israel from Lebanon.
Hezbollah said it targeted military locations, including a naval facility in the Haifa region, in a series of missile attacks on northern Israel.
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