Shin Bet, in a statement earlier, said that “there was a significant threat to harm Yair Netanyahu, and in light of this and after an assessment, a decision was made to urgently evacuate him along with his security team and return him to Israel,” Al Jazeera reported.

Yair Netanyahu reportedly targeted

Newsmax reported that Yair Netanyahu was the target of an alleged Iranian assassination plot in December 2025, when he was living in Florida. Citing a US law-enforcement source, the outlet reported that Israeli intelligence had informed US authorities after learning about the alleged plot.

The report came out in public after Benjamin Netanyahu told Channel 14 that “Iran targeted one of my sons. Iran tried to kill, to murder one of my sons.”

Yair Netanyahu was told to leave Florida

According to the Newsmax report, Yair was told to leave Florida immediately and return to Israel. He was accompanied by an Israeli security team. Shin Bet later confirmed that it had urgently evacuated Yair and his security team after assessing a “significant threat” to harm him.

According to the Times of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu’s eldest son, Yair, has lived in Florida for several years, where his “luxurious lifestyle and the state-funded security provided to him repeatedly drew public attention in Israel.”

Netanyahu faces election pressure

The development comes as Israel prepares for a general election on October 27, with Netanyahu’s coalition trailing in opinion polls. Netanyahu made his claim about the alleged Iranian attempt while responding to a dispute over security protection for a political rival ahead of the election.

The claim also comes amid heightened tensions following the US-Israeli war against Iran, which began in February and has killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior Iranian leaders.