The FBI received initial intelligence on June 10, days before the planned execution, regarding an attack plot targeting AIPAC-related targets, according to details disclosed by the bureau and reported by Israeli media. The operation's Signal group chat contained 23 participants, of whom five have been arrested so far. One detainee reportedly said the goal was to harm "billionaires and capitalists" who receive funding from the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC.
New FBI details released Tuesday afternoon reveal that the bureau received initial intelligence on the foiled AIPAC attack plot as early as June 10 — days before the operation was set to be carried out. According to the disclosures, reported by Israeli media, the conspirators used an encrypted Signal group chat that included 23 participants. Five of those have been arrested so far; one detainee reportedly stated the goal was to harm "billionaires and capitalists" who receive funding from the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC.
The bureau's first bulletin on the story, published at 15:05 Jerusalem, reported the receipt of initial intelligence on June 10 and the arrest of five suspects from a 23-person Signal group. A follow-up item, also published at 15:08, added that the suspects had specifically targeted billionaires and capitalists linked to AIPAC. All three versions of the thread, published within minutes of each other Tuesday afternoon, have consistently cited Israeli media reports quoting FBI disclosures. The bureau has not publicly named those arrested or specified all targets, and source quality across the thread has remained at the level of attributed media reports rather than direct on-record FBI statements.
As The Zioneer reported on June 11, the bureau last week arrested eight suspects in a separate coordinated campaign of threats and vandalism against US Jews. That campaign, described in an indictment, involved messages discussing ways to "kill," "torture," and "terrorize" targets. The backdrop also includes the June 10 arrest of seven suspects in a Michigan harassment campaign tied to the October 7, 2023 attacks, as previously reported.
The investigation remains ongoing, and further arrests have not been ruled out. The bureau has not disclosed the identities of all 23 Signal group participants or confirmed whether all were aware of the plot's full scope.
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