Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on August 24, 2026, that Iran had attempted to assassinate one of his two sons, but provided no evidence or details about when the alleged plot occurred. The claim came after the United States and Israel killed Iran's supreme leader and four family members in Tehran.
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Netanyahu: Iran tried to assassinate one of my sons.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Iran had tried to kill one of his sons, but he did not identify which son, say when the alleged plot occurred, describe how it would have been carried out or present public evidence [al-monitor.com#1][france24.com#1][timesofisrael.com#1][newarab.com#1][aawsat.com#1][ynetnews.com#1]. He made the allegation in a phone interview with Israel’s
TEL AVIV, Aug 24 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Iran had tried to kill one of his sons, but gave no details about when the alleged plot took place, which son was targeted or how close it came to being carried out.
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Israel's Netanyahu says Iran tried to kill one of his sons Reuters
Netanyahu was speaking on a phone call with Channel 14's military correspondent, Noam Amir, when he stated that the Islamic regime tried to assassinate one of his sons.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Iran attempted to assassinate one of his two sons, but he gave no public evidence and did not say which son was targeted, when the alleged plot occurred, where it was planned or how close it came to being carried out [france24.com#1][aawsat.com#1][al-monitor.com#1][aljazeera.com#1][newarab.com#1][geo.tv#1][timesofisrael.com#1][jpost.com#1]
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Iran had attempted to assassinate one of his two sons, without providing evidence or further details. “Iran tried to kill one of my sons,” Netanyahu told Israel’s Channel 14, as he discussed security arrangements ahead of the October 27 election.
Netanyahu's claim comes after US and Israel killed Iran's supreme leader and four members of his family in Tehran.
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Just more Netenyahu lies? PM cites purported assassination attempt to defend unusually high level of security coverage enjoyed by his family