Israel bombards Beirut and Gaza, claims Hezbollah drone targeted Netanyahu’s home [Video]

Israel struck what it said were Hezbollah arms facilities in southern Beirut on Saturday after the Lebanese armed group fired rockets into northern Israel and a spokesperson said a drone was launched at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s holiday home.

Netanyahu was not there at the time, and it was not immediately clear if the building was hit. But he described it as an assassination attempt by “Iran’s proxy Hezbollah” and called it a “grave mistake,” as Israel prepares to retaliate for an Iranian missile barrage earlier this month.

The strikes came as health officials in Gaza, where Israel has been trying to root out Palestinian militant group Hamas for more than a year, said Israeli bombardments had killed at least 35 people and a siege around three hospitals had tightened.

Promises by Israel and its enemies Hamas and Hezbollah to keep fighting have chilled hopes that the death of Hamas …