'We promised security to the residents of the north, and we must deliver,' Smotrich wrote.

Milo and an officer accompanying him had exited the vehicle only moments earlier, narrowly avoiding the strike.

The prime minister said the government has now allocated approximately 20 billion shekels ($6.9 billion) to the north.

Tzarfati was killed just a day after Israeli forces captured the strategic Beaufort ridge.

The drone hit a parking area outside a restaurant in Rosh Hanikra, located just steps from the Lebanese border.

The IDF announced it is investigating how the drone made it past defense systems and hit the building. 

Footage from a Hezbollah reconnaissance drone capturing sensitive images of the Ramat David Airbase in Northern Israel.