Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsIsrael's security agencies have declined to comment on Netanyahu's claim. A former security official said in July that an attempt on a Netanyahu family member was thwarted 'literally at the last minute'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJonathan Lis09:14 PM • August 28 2026 IDTThree days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said live on air that Iran had tried to assassinate one of his sons, and a day after the American Newsmax network reported that the target was Yair Netanyahu and that Iranian agents had tracked him in Miami, significant information that could clarify the severity of the claim remains missing.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:IranBenjamin NetanyahuYair NetanyahuChannel 14CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahuGaza Militias Hasan PikerWest BankOfer WinterUnited AirlinesPollHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu's Claim That Son Was Target of Iranian Assassination Remains UnclearWedding of the Year: Israelis Revel as Freed Hostage Emily Damari Ties the KnotDespite Trump's Claims, Reports of the Iran Deal's Death Are Greatly ExaggeratedHadash Rocked by Misconduct Allegations Against Candidate Ahead of ElectionHaaretz Hires Jewish Life, Young Generation Correspondents Amid U.S. ExpansionRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With Israel'Israel Is Sending Militias to Commit War Crimes – and I Have to Protect Them'Being Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About ItIsraeli Court Acquits Man of Assaulting Nun in Jerusalem's Old CityPoll: Likud Sinks to 19 Seats as New Right-wing Party Falls Below Threshold