A man in his 40s who entered a police station in Kiryat Gat on Monday afternoon before the start of Rosh Hashanah and threatened to assassinate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was arrested, the Israel Police reported Thursday.
An expedited indictment against him and a request that he be held in custody until the end of legal proceedings was set to be filed, the police said.
After he entered the police station, the suspect said he planned to get a gun and shoot three bullets at Netanyahu.
He was arrested on the spot, interrogated, and his detention was extended.
Previous plot to assassinate Netanyahu foiled
In July, Tamar Gershoni, 74, was arrested and indicted for planning to kill Netanyahu with an explosive device. She was active in the anti-government protest movement. Other protest leaders had told law-enforcement authorities they were concerned about sentiments she was expressing.
The charges against her included attempted conspiracy to commit an act of terrorism.
Gershoni had approached other protesters in an effort to obtain weapons, and she also made inquiries about Netanyahu’s security arrangements, protest leaders said.
After an investigation by Lahav 433 – The National Crime Unit, she was arrested by the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency).