The Zioneer reports that during the foiled assassination attempt on Yair Netanyahu, the security detail accompanying President Isaac Herzog in the United States was redirected to protect the Prime Minister's son.
New details emerged tonight regarding the security response to the assassination plot against Yair Netanyahu. The Zioneer confirmed earlier reports that the security detail assigned to President Isaac Herzog during his stay in the United States was redirected to protect the Prime Minister's son at the height of the threat. The move underscores the severity of the assessed danger, which led the Shin Bet to evacuate Yair Netanyahu to Israel earlier Saturday evening.
The Zioneer reported at 19:54 Jerusalem that Herzog's security teams were diverted to assist in extracting Yair from Miami, with a senior commander leaving the president to rush Yair to the airport and back to Israel that same night. That report was published simultaneously with the Shin Bet's official confirmation of the evacuation, which stated that the threat to Yair's life was assessed as significant and immediate.
Background reporting by The Zioneer has noted that unverified claims attributed the assassination plot to Iranian operatives. Earlier this summer, The Zioneer reported on Telegram claims that the Mossad had foiled an Iranian assassination attempt against Yair Netanyahu in Miami. No official confirmation of Iranian involvement has been released.
The exact timeline of the reassignment and the specific role of the Herzog team in the protection detail remain unclear.
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