The Israeli prime minister and his wife were not home at the time of the strike, his office said. The episode highlighted the challenge drones pose to Israel’s air defenses.

Israel's government said a drone targeted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's house Saturday, with no casualties, as fighting with Lebanon-based Hezbollah and Gaza -based Hamas showed no pause

A drone attack was launched on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's home in northern Israel on Saturday. While Israeli officials told Al Jazeera that one of the three drones launched from Lebanon successfully hit Netanyahu's residence in Caesarea, they added that Netanyahu was not at home and there were no casualties.