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(Share)         (https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=https://www.jpost.com/)      Follow us on Google     (Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara tour in Tel Gezer and Magshimim Forest together with their sons Yair and Avner, during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, October 21, 2016) (Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara tour in Tel Gezer and Magshimim Forest together with their sons Yair and Avner, during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, October 21, 2016)   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara tour in Tel Gezer and Magshimim Forest together with their sons Yair and Avner, during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, October 21, 2016 (photo credit: KOBI GIDEON/GPO )    By (https://www.jpost.com/author/jerusalem-post-staff) JERUSALEM POST STAFF    AUGUST 26, 2026 09:08  Updated:  AUGUST 26, 2026 09:41   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son, Yair, was the target of Iran's assassination attempt, Newsmax reported late on Tuesday, citing a US law enforcement source familiar with the matter.  According to the source, Israeli intelligence learned of the plot targeting Yair in December 2025, believing that Iranian operatives were allegedly already "on the ground" in Miami conducting surveillance of the prime minister's son's residence and movements.   Newsmax reported that Yair was told to leave Florida immediately, leading to his sudden return to Israel.  Netanyahu revealed that one of his sons had been the target of an Iranian plot during a (https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-906454) phone call with Channel 14's military correspondent Noam Amir, broadcast on Monday.  "This is an unbelievable case. Iran targeted one of my sons. Iran tried to murder him, tried to murder one of my sons," the PM stated to Amir, though at the time did not elaborate on whether Yair or Avner was the target of Iran's assassination attempt.   (Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu with family, Sara Avner (left) and Yair.)  Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu with family, Sara Avner (left) and Yair.  (credit: AMOS BEN GERSHOM, GPO)    Shin Bet extends protection for Netanyahu's family  "Is this part of the intelligence provided to you?" Amir asked.  "Iran tried to murder one of my sons. And this is why this promise [I am making] is more than a luxury - without it, they could succeed [in killing my son.] People need to show some restraint, especially during an election campaign," Netanyahu replied.  "I spoke with the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) chief [David Zini] and asked him to provide appropriate security to any prime ministerial candidate," Netanyahu also said.   In July, the Ministerial Committee for (https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-902757) Shin Bet Affairs approved extended personal protection for Netanyahu's wife, Sara, and their sons, Yair and Avner.  Iran airs videos threatening Melania, Barron Trump  The revelation of the assassination plot comes several weeks after Iranian regime-linked news outlets published two separate instruction videos on how to kill US First Lady Melania Trump and her son, Barron.   The video on (https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-903858) how to kill Melania, shared in late July by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-linked Tasnim News Agency and seen by The Jerusalem Post , included plans and suggestions on how to kill the first lady.  It called on "freedom fighters" to target the shops the first lady frequented, claiming to share "information from several anonymous security networks," and showing schemes of how Melania's security operates and the places that she usually goes in New York.  On Monday, Iran International reported that Iranian state-affiliated TV Channel 3 released a (https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-906386) video threatening Barron, detailing specific surveillance against him and offering a $10 million reward for his death.  The Post  could not locate the original video on Channel 3's platforms.  The video, however, was linked on X/Twitter by anti-regime London-based journalist Niyak Ghorbani, and showed various locations Barron had been at specific points in the past, including Trump Tower and his school campus.  At all these locations, the video highlighted elements of Barron's security detail, including claims that Secret Service agents disguised themselves as students at his school to blend into his surroundings.  The video also claimed to have found Barron's online Xbox, Discord, and FIFA accounts, as well as those of his classmates, naming two as Liam Carter and Bo Louden.  While Liam Carter appeared to be a fake profile, Louden, a conservative media influencer, is a known friend of Barron's.  James Genn contributed to this report.      See more on (https://www.jpost.com/tags/benjamin-netanyahu) Benjamin Netanyahu |  (https://www.jpost.com/tags/iran) Iran |  (https://www.jpost.com/tags/shin-bet) Shin Bet |  (https://www.jpost.com/tags/yair-netanyahu) Yair Netanyahu |  (https://www.jpost.com/tags/miami) Miami |  (https://www.jpost.com/tags/assassination-attempt) assassination attempt    (https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=https://www.jpost.com/)      Follow us on Google           Related Articles (https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-906708) (Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the family of IDF soldier Yekutiel Yehuda Katz during the Shiva mourning period in Jerusalem, August 26, 2026.) 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