Two Flares Fired at Netanyahu's Private Home in Caesarea, Israeli Security Service Says

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After Israel's police force and security service described the incident at Netanyahu's house as a 'dangerous escalation,' Justice Minister Yariv Levin called for the government's contentious judicial overhaul to be renewed in response

By Noa Shpigel, Bar Peleg and Chen Maanit
Nov 17, 2024

Two flares were lit on Saturday night next to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's private residence in Caesarea and landed in his yard, according to the Shin Bet security service and Israel Police.

Netanyahu and his family members were not at the residence at the time, and no protests for the hostages or against the government were held in the area, ever since the focus of the protests shifted to Jerusalem.

The police and Shin Bet said in a statement that a large number of security forces arrived at the scene and collected evidence as part of an investigation that was opened into the incident.

"This is a serious event that constitutes a dangerous escalation and the necessary investigative actions will be taken accordingly," they said in a statement.

Source : Haaretz

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[Lunabell]

1. Flares?

I wonder why it was just flares and not rocket propelled grenades. Just a warning shot?

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2. Total clamp down on reporting

every english news web site in control of the gov has been edited .

This is all I have .....apologies its a religious right wing source .

Senior IDF Reservist Arrested, Probed By Shin Bet For Firing Flares At PM’s Home

November 17, 2024

Three Israelis were arrested overnight Motzei Shabbos for firing flares at the private home of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in Caesarea on Motzei Shabbos.

The three suspects are anti-government anarchists, including a senior IDF reserve officer who is one of the leaders of the protests against Netanyahu in Caesarea. Ynet reported that according to the investigation, the suspects launched the flares from dunes on the beach near Netanyahu’s home. The flares that were used are designed to be used by naval vessels as distress signals.

All three suspects were reportedly well-known anti-Netanyahu activists and will likely face multiple criminal charges, including arson. Israeli media reports said that the suspects were interrogated by the Shin Bet and were forbidden from meeting with their lawyers.

A joint statement from the Shin Bet and Israel Police on Sunday morning said: “As part of the police and Shin Bet investigation into the firing of two flare bombs towards the Prime Minister’s residence in Caesarea, the following details have been permitted for publication: Last night, three suspects were arrested for involvement in the incident. The three have been transferred for a joint investigation by the Shin Bet and the police’s Lahav 433 unit. Additional details will be provided later according to the progress of the investigation.”

“The court has issued a gag order on the details of the investigation and the identities of the suspects for a period of 30 days in order to prevent obstruction or harm to the investigation.”

One of the flares landed on Netanyahu’s property and kindled a fire. Baruch Hashem, the Netanyahus were not home at the time of the incident and no one was injured.

A week ago, the Jerusalem Police arrested a suspect for firing flares at Netanyahu’s resident in Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Magistrates’s Court extended the suspect’s arrest but a judge from the Jerusalem District Court ordered his release, saying: “It’s important to consider that the use of these means was done within the framework of a protest.”

Deputy Commissioner Asi Aharoni, head of the police spokesperson unit, told Reshet Bet: “This is a dangerous escalation. We see an increase in protests, whether it’s people coming with fuel containers in their bags and lighting bonfires – in Tel Aviv, a police officer was almost set on fire. We see flares and flare bombs. We allow freedom of protest but these are actions that must be condemned.”

Link : https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2333187/senior-idf-reservist-arrested-probed-by-shin-bet-for-firing-flares-at-pms-home.html

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3. After Levin calls to resume judicial overhaul, Gantz warns previous attempt 'brought disaster to Israel'

National Unity leader Benny Gantz slams Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s call for the government to resume its contentious judicial overhaul program, and warns that the last time the process was attempted it “brought disaster to the State of Israel.”

The government’s attempts to make drastic changes to the judicial system were halted in the aftermath of the October 7, 2023, Hamas terror onslaught, but Levin called for it to be put back on the agenda after flares were fired at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private residence on Saturday evening.

Gantz, in a post on X, warns that the “coup d’état led by Yariv Levin brought disaster to the State of Israel, tore us apart from the inside and was a large part of how we reached October 7.”

“The fact that he brings up the idea of returning to it while the entirety of Israeli society is mobilized amid a difficult war proves that not only has he not learned his lesson — he is also an irresponsible person,” Gantz continues.

He calls for Netanyahu and the governing coalition to dismiss attempts to revitalize the controversial legislation.

Source : https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-november-16-2024/