Two men were taken into custody this week in separate incidents after allegedly threatening to kill Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the police said on Wednesday.
One man presumably made threats against the prime minister at an entrance to a military base in Tel Aviv, while the other did so on an Instagram post.
The first man, a 46-year-old resident of Rishon Lezion, was indicted on Monday for making threats against Netanyahu and other elected officials, according to a statement by the Israel Police.
On Monday, the police received a call about suspicious activity regarding this individual. He had allegedly made statements expressing his intent to murder the prime minister and other public figures.
Officers arrived at the scene and arrested the suspect, who continued to threaten officials and police during his arrest. He was then questioned and brought before a court, which extended his detention until Wednesday.
The Tel Aviv District Prosecution Unit filed an indictment on Monday for multiple counts of threats made on three separate occasions, along with a request to detain the suspect until the end of the legal proceedings.
Jerusalem man arrested for threatening Netanyahu on social media
In a separate incident, a 21-year-old man from Jerusalem was arrested on Monday after allegedly threatening Netanyahu on Instagram.
The suspect had written, “I want to slaughter him with a gun.”
The police requested an extension of the suspect’s detention by six days. On Tuesday, the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court extended it by two days.