Israel intensifies strikes in Beirut, Gaza after Netanyahu assassination bid

Israel intensified its attacks on Lebanon and Gaza after a drone exploded near Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private residence in Caesarea in southern Haifa on Saturday. The Jewish nation said it struck Hezbollah’s arms facilities in an airstrike on Beirut and “Hamas terror target” in Gaza in retaliation for the assassination bid on Netanyahu.
While the Israeli Prime Minister and his wife were not there during the strike, Netanyahu described it as an assassination attempt by “Iran’s proxy Hezbollah” and called it a “grave mistake”.
Israel responded to fire with fire following the assassination bid on Netanyahu, with an airstrike hitting several houses and a multi-storey residential building in Beit Lahiya town in northern Gaza on Saturday.
The Hamas media outlets reported that at least 73 died in the attack, including doctors. However, Israel clamped down on the reports, saying the numbers were exaggerated.
The Jewish nation also justified the attack, claiming that the attack was accurate and was aimed at eliminating a Hamas target.