Israeli leader gives no details on which son was targeted, though elder son Yair has lived under state protection in Miami
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenAgence France-PressePublished: 9:57am, 25 Aug 2026Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Iran had attempted to assassinate one of his two sons, without offering further details.
“Something incredible happened: Iran targeted one of my sons. Iran tried to kill one of my sons,” Netanyahu said during a phone interview with Israel’s Channel 14.
The claim came during a discussion about reports that the Shin Bet domestic security agency had declined to provide a security detail for Gadi Eisenkot, the former army chief who is running neck and neck with Netanyahu ahead of elections on October 27.
Netanyahu voiced support for around-the-clock protection for Eisenkot, saying it was “not a luxury”.
“Without that, (the Iranians) will succeed,” he said.
Netanyahu has two sons and a daughter. It remains unclear which of his sons was allegedly targeted.
