Benjamin Netanyahu

He said a deal now depended on Israel's response and the "seriousness" of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - and that Hezbollah would keep negotiating and fighting at the same time.

The police did not provide details about the suspects, but officials pointed to domestic political critics of Netanyahu. Israeli President Isaac Herzog condemned the incident and warned against “an escalation of the violence in the public sphere”.

Neither Netanyahu nor his family were present and there was no damage reported, police said.

Israeli PM Netanyahu said he has spoken three times with Trump since Tuesday's election and they “see eye-to-eye regarding the Iranian threat and all of its components”.

'Netanyahu confirmed Sunday that he greenlighted the pager operation in Lebanon,' his spokesman Omer Dostri told AFP of the attacks that killed nearly 40 people and wounded nearly 3,000, and preceded Israel's ongoing military operation in Lebanon

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed Defence Minister Yoav Gallant over a breakdown in trust during the Gaza war against Hamas, his office said

"The day after Hamas no longer controls Gaza and Hezbollah no longer sits on our northern border, we are working these days on plans to stabilize those two fronts. But the day after includes something else of utmost importance," Netanyahu said in a speech to parliament.

Benjamin Netanyahu stood motionless at a lectern during the ceremony in Jerusalem as audience members in the crowd shouted, interrupting him for more than a minute, according to a live broadcast of the speech.

"We promised we would respond to the Iranian attack and on Saturday we struck. The attack in Iran was precise and powerful, achieving all of its objectives," Netanyahu said in a speech marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 7 last year.

The escalation follows a series of regional hostilities, with Iran's allied group Hezbollah joining forces against Israel in support of Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that launched an assault on Israel earlier in October.

The White House has backed Israel's strikes, confirming prior notification from Tel Aviv and stating that US forces were not involved.

Israeli aircraft dropped leaflets in southern Gaza featuring Yahya Sinwar's image and messages claiming that Hamas would no longer rule Gaza.

"Iran's proxies who tried to assassinate me and my wife today made a grave mistake," said Netanyahu who, his office said, was not home at the time of the incident

President Biden said he has an understanding of how and when Israel was going to retaliate against missile attacks by Iran.

After an intensive manhunt that had lasted for more than a year, the Israeli troops that killed Sinwar were initially unaware that they had caught their country's number one enemy after a gun battle

As per IRNA, citing Hebrew-language sources, the drone was launched by Hezbollah, though Israeli authorities are yet to confirm this.

Sinwar reportedly died fighting rather than fleeing, with a Hamas statement declaring that he "died a hero" and asserting that his death would only strengthen the movement.

According to the report, during Biden and Netanyahu’s phone call on Wednesday, their first in nearly two months, Netanyahu said he planned to target military infrastructure in Iran.

In a phone conversation with Netanyahu, Meloni also called for the "full implementation" of the UN's Security Council Resolution 1701 on Lebanon and stressed the urgent need for a de-escalation of conflict in the region, her office said.

On Thursday, Israel's security cabinet held a crucial meeting where it reportedly discussed a response to Iran but did not arrive at a major decision