US EditionElderly Woman Accused of Plotting to Kill Netanyahu
ISRAEL, JUL 23 – A 70-year-old anti-government activist allegedly conspired to assassinate Netanyahu using explosives amid ongoing political unrest, with formal charges expected this week, police said.
- Israel Police and Shin Bet completed an investigation today into a suspected assassination plot against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem.
- The probe started after several people alerted police about a woman in her seventies, a Tel Aviv-based anti-government activist, expressing intent to kill Netanyahu.
- The woman is alleged to have collaborated with others to carry out an attack on Netanyahu involving a bomb, while seeking weapons and security details from protest activists.
- Yair Lapid denounced the plot against Prime Minister Netanyahu, emphasizing the seriousness of the threat, while the investigation file has been forwarded to the Attorney General for potential prosecution.
- The suspect was arrested two weeks ago, released to house arrest with restrictions, and is expected to be indicted Thursday on conspiracy and terrorism charges.
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The Israeli prosecutor's office announced on Thursday the indictment of a woman suspected of collapsing with a view to committing a terrorist act, with the intention of killing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a statement from the Ministry of Justice. ...
A woman is suspected of having "conspired to commit a terrorist act" with the intention of killing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to the Ministry of Justice Prosecutor's Office
Activist charged with seeking to assassinate Netanyahu with RPG
The defendant met with another political activist in her home in an alleged attempt to persuade him to assist in the killing of the Israeli prime minister. The post Activist charged with seeking to assassinate Netanyahu with RPG appeared first on Jerusalem World News.
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