Key facts
- Shin Bet confirmed a significant threat against Yair Netanyahu.
- Yair Netanyahu was evacuated from the US to Israel.
- The decision was made after a security assessment.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had previously stated Iran attempted to assassinate one of his sons.
Israel's Shin Bet security agency has officially confirmed that Yair Netanyahu, son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was urgently evacuated from the United States to Israel due to a significant threat against his life. The security agency stated that following an assessment of the danger, a decision was made to extract Netanyahu and his security detail.
This confirmation follows remarks made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who revealed in a live interview that Iran had attempted to assassinate one of his sons. Reports had previously suggested that Yair Netanyahu, who was living in Florida, was the target of an Iranian assassination plot. The Shin Bet's statement marks the first official confirmation of the threat since reports first emerged.