Israeli Cities in Alert as Hostile Drones Breach Airspace

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22/10/2024 20h33

**Millions Seek Shelter as Hostile Drones Enter Israeli Airspace**

A wave of alarms sent more than a million Israelis scrambling to shelters on Tuesday afternoon, as hostile drones launched from Lebanon penetrated Israeli airspace. The initial sirens rang out in the Western Galilee city of Nahariya and reverberated through Haifa Bay, the city of Haifa, and the Jezreel Valley, continuing southwards.

For 26 tense minutes, the drones’ path could be traced by the series of sirens echoing throughout northern and central Israel. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) dispatched planes and helicopters to pursue the aerial threats, simultaneously urging civilians to follow Home Front Command directives and stay within protected areas.

An hour after the alarms first sounded, the IDF issued an all-clear signal. During the incursion, one drone was successfully intercepted over the Mediterranean Sea near Acre.

Earlier on Tuesday, Israel confirmed that a drone launched from Lebanon on Saturday struck Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's private residence in Caesarea. Fortunately, neither Netanyahu nor his wife were home at the time. Despite the close call, the Prime Minister asserted that he remained undeterred by this attempted attack.

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