Viral video shows Hezbollah drone flying past Israeli helicopter

A drone from Lebanon struck the private residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Caesarea on Saturday. Now, a video is going viral on the internet showing the drone whizzing past an Israeli helicopter.

A Twitter handle, Iran Military (@IRIran_Military), posted the video on X saying, "Hezbollah's drone teases Israeli helicopter."

It is not confirmed if it is the same drone that stuck Netanyahu's residence.


Earlier, the Israel Defense Forces reported intercepting two other drones that had entered Israeli airspace from Lebanon.


One drone from Lebanon managed to evade radar detection, flying low and passing close to an Israeli helicopter. Unverified social media posts suggested this drone later hit Netanyahu's residence. A shared video of the incident was posted by the Times of Israel and Iran's military.

The attack came in response to Israel's recent killing of several top Hamas leaders, including Yahya Sinwar, whose death was confirmed by Hamas on Friday.

On Friday, Hezbollah announced plans to escalate tensions by deploying more guided missiles and explosive drones into Israel. This followed the death of their commander, Hassan Nasrallah, in an Israeli air raid in late September, leading to Israeli ground forces being deployed in Lebanon this month.

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, expressed his condolences over Sinwar's death. He stated, "I congratulate the family of Yahya #alSinwar, his comrades, and all those devoted to jihad on the path of God on the martyrdom of our brother, Yahya al-Sinwar, and I offer my condolences for this loss."

He added in a series of tweets, "As always, we will stand by the sincere Palestinian mujahideen and fighters."