Shin Bet Confirms Significant Iranian Threat Against Yair Netanyahu Prompted Evacuation From US
The agency said the extraction followed a situation assessment after officials identified a significant threat to harm him.
- On Saturday, the Shin Bet confirmed a "significant threat" against Yair Netanyahu, prompting his urgent extraction from the United States back to Israel.
- Newsmax reported that Iranian operatives conducted surveillance on Yair Netanyahu's residence in Hallandale Beach, Florida, last December, prompting Israeli authorities to extract him urgently.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu previously disclosed that Iran sought to assassinate one of his children, while retired IDF colonel Ronen Cohen described the intervention as coming "at the 90th minute."
- Shin Bet chief David Zini faced criticism last month over acquiescing to Sara Netanyahu's request for lifelong protection for herself and her two sons, as family security arrangements remain controversial in Israel.
- Iranian state television recently broadcast a video threatening Barron Trump, the 20-year-old son of President Donald Trump, alleging a $10 million bounty; the U.S. Secret Service confirmed it handles threats of that nature.
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Shin Bet Confirms Iran Threat Prompted Yair Netanyahu’s Urgent Evacuation From US
Netanyahu had said Iran tried to kill one of his sons but declined to identify whether he meant Yair or Avner Netanyahu. The post Shin Bet Confirms Iran Threat Prompted Yair Netanyahu’s Urgent Evacuation From US appeared first on World Israel News.
Netanyahu's son Yair back in Israel following security threat, Shin Bet says
Netanyahu told Israel's Channel 14 on Monday that Iran had attempted to kill one of his sons, but did not identify which one. Newsmax, a right-wing U.S. network, cited an anonymous source in reporting that Yair Netanyahu was the intended target of the assassination attempt
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nachrichten.atPrime Minister Netanyahu had previously talked about Iran's murder plans.
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JERUSALEM (ANP) - The Israeli domestic security service Shin Bet has "urgently" transferred the son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from his American residence in Miami to Israel. The service confirmed this to Israeli Channel 12. Shin Bet says Netanyahu after...
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