Iran tried to assassinate the son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the PM said during a phone call with Channel 14’s military correspondent Noam Amir, broadcast on Monday.
“This is an unbelievable case. Iran targeted one of my sons. Iran tried to murder him, tried to murder one of my sons,” the PM stated.
“Is this part of the intelligence provided to you?” Amir asked.
“Iran tried to murder one of my sons. And this is why this promise [I am making] is more than a luxury – without it, they could succeed [in killing my son.] People need to show some restraint, especially during an election campaign,” Netanyahu replied.
“I spoke with the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) chief [David Zini] and asked him to provide appropriate security to any prime ministerial candidate,” Netanyahu also said.
Shin Bet extends personal protection to Netanyahu family
In July, The Ministerial Committee for Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) Affairs approved the granting of extended personal protection to Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, and their sons, Yair and Avner.
Netanyahu did not appear to say whether Yair or Avner was the target of Iran’s assassination attempt.
