Israel says Netanyahu’s son ‘urgently evacuated’ from the US after threat

Yair Netanyahu, a podcaster and right-wing activist, had been living in the US for several years prior to his departure.Published On 30 Aug 202630 Aug 2026Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s eldest son was flown back to Israel from the United States after a threat to his life, according to Israel’s domestic intelligence agency.The Shin Bet said in a statement on Saturday evening that, “there was a significant threat to harm Yair Netanyahu, and in light of this and after an assessment, a decision was made to urgently evacuate him along with his security team and return him to Israel”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israel’s Netanyahu claims Iran tried to kill one of his sonslist 2 of 3How Israel’s Netanyahu weaponises religion in his war rhetoriclist 3 of 3Turkiye accuses Israel’s Netanyahu of ‘genocide’, seeks Interpol warrantend of listThe agency did not specify the source of the threat.US broadcaster Newsmax reported earlier this week that Yair Netanyahu was the target of an alleged Iranian assassination plot last December, while he was living in Florida.Israeli intelligence informed US authorities after it had learned of the alleged plot, the broadcaster reported, ...