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Israeli Activist Indicted for Plotting Netanyahu Assassination

Prosecutors say her terminal illness drove her to seek explosives through antigovernment contacts

Overview

  • On July 24 the State Prosecutor’s Office formally charged the 70-year-old with conspiracy to assassinate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv District Court
  • She remains under house arrest with strict restrictions barring her from government buildings and subjecting her communications to surveillance
  • Investigators allege she attempted to procure explosives or a rocket-propelled grenade by contacting antigovernment activist networks
  • The indictment is based on her partial confession and evidence uncovered by Shin Bet and Israeli police during a six-week probe
  • Authorities say she planned the plot after receiving a terminal illness diagnosis and intended to “sacrifice” her life in the attack