A vehicle registered to the Prime Minister's Office was shot at over the weekend in what officials assess was an attempted assassination of the son of crime boss Shalom Domerani. N12 reported the car was registered to Boaz Asayag, a driver for Prime Minister Netanyahu.
The Zioneer first reported at 10:58 Jerusalem that a vehicle belonging to the Prime Minister's Office was hit by gunfire over the weekend, in what sources assessed was an attempted assassination of the son of crime boss Shalom Domerani. Minutes later, N12 (Channel 12) confirmed the report and added that the vehicle was registered to Boaz Asayag, one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's drivers. The vehicle was seized and found to be registered in Asayag's name. No injuries have been reported, and the circumstances of the incident remain under investigation.
The use of a vehicle from the Prime Minister's fleet in an alleged assassination plot marks a significant security breach. While the target appears to be a criminal figure rather than a political one, the involvement of a state-issued vehicle raises questions about access and oversight. As The Zioneer previously noted in its initial bulletin on this story, the incident underscores the blurred lines between state resources and private criminal activity in Israel's underworld. The investigation is ongoing, with police examining the vehicle and tracing the assailants.
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