An Israeli pensioner has been accused of taking part in a plot to assassinate Benjamin Netanyahu in a plan masterminded by Iran.
Businessman Moti Maman, 73, was arrested by Israeli security services in August after attending two meetings in Iran, but his name was only made public on Thursday.Defence minister Yoav Gallant and intelligence chief Ronen Bar were also possible targets, according to the IDF.The assassination would have been revenge for the July killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran in July. Iran said Israel was behind the killing of Haniyeh.
A lawyer for the suspected OAP assassin said that his client had made an error of judgement and was cooperating with the authorities.The lawyer, Eyal Besserglick, said that Maman's children serve in the Israeli security forces.He said that this meant that "it can already be said that this is a person who has greatly assisted the security services of the State of Israel.
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