Yair, the son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was urgently evacuated from the US to Israel due to a threat to his life. He left Florida under guard, without taking any of his belongings with him. The Israeli security service, Shin Bet, stated that it had assessed the risk to him as «significant» and decided on his immediate return.
Briefly about the main points
- Yair Netanyahu was rushed from Florida to Israel.
- He left under guard, without taking any of his personal belongings.
- Shin Bet has confirmed that there is a significant threat to his safety.
- The agency did not disclose the source or nature of the threat.
- The Prime Minister had previously accused Iran of attempting to kill one of his sons.
According to the Israeli security service
On 29 August, Shin Bet publicly confirmed that the decision to recall staff urgently had been taken due to a «significant threat» to security Yair Netanyahu. The service did not disclose the source of the threat, the specific circumstances surrounding it, or who might have been involved.
The Prime Minister’s statement on a possible Iranian link
24 August Binyamin Netanyahu stated that Iran had attempted to kill one of his sons. At the time, he did not specify who exactly he was referring to, nor did he give a date or describe the method of the alleged attempt.
Shin Bet has not publicly linked the threat that led to Yair Netanyahu being evacuated from the US to Iran. The Iranian mission to the UN has not commented on the Israeli Prime Minister’s earlier statement.
