Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu’s home targeted in drone strike launched from Lebanon as blasts rock northern Israel

AN ATTACK drone was launched from Lebanon targeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's family residence in Israel.

A building close to the Israeli leader's home was struck by the drone strike, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) confirmed.

A member of Israeli security personnel stands at the entrance to a street, following a drone attack from Lebanon towards Israel
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A member of Israeli security personnel stands at the entrance to a street, following a drone attack from Lebanon towards IsraelCredit: Reuters
Unverified footage posted to social media on October 19 purports to show an Israeli chopper engaging a drone launched from Lebanon
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Unverified footage posted to social media on October 19 purports to show an Israeli chopper engaging a drone launched from LebanonCredit: Twitter
Israeli PM Netanyahu's home was targeted in a drone attack
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Israeli PM Netanyahu's home was targeted in a drone attackCredit: Reuters

There were no casualties reported, according to the Israeli ambulance service.

It is understood that three drones entered Israeli airspace this morning, with two being reportedly shot down by the country's defence forces.

But one of them managed to hit a building in Caesarea - extremely close to Netanyahu's vacation home.

The IDF said: "One additional UAV hit a structure in the area of Caesarea. No injuries were reported."

Benjamin Netanyahu owns a holiday home in Caesarea, which is an affluent resort town in the centre of the country. 

It is still not clear if the drone attack was launched by Hezbollah which has been at war with Israel since last October.

It comes after four Israeli soldiers were killed in a deadly Hezbollah drone strike on an army base.

Sergeant Omri Tamari, Sergeant Yosef Hieb, Sergeant Yoav Agmon and Sergeant Alon Amitay, all 19, died in the attack near Binyamina in central Israel.

Hezbollah said it had targeted a base belonging to the IDF's Golani Brigade with a "swarm of drones".

It was the deadliest strike by the terror group since Israel launched its ground invasion of Lebanon nearly two weeks ago.

Israel's military said 61 were wounded - with seven severely injured.

The drone strike hit a packed dining hall inside the base, according to local reports.

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