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Activist charged over Netanyahu assassination plot wanted to ‘martyr’ herself after terminal diagnosis

The indictment against the suspect alleges that the woman was hoping to ‘sacrifice’ herself to ‘save’ the State of Israel

July 24, 2025 10:59
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A woman charged over an alleged plot to assassinate Benjamin Netanyahu was aiming to 'martyr' herself after receiving a terminal diagnosis, according to prosecutors (Image: Flash90)
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An activist who has been charged after allegedly plotting to assassinate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was hoping to “martyr” herself in order to “save” the Jewish State, according to the indictment against her.

Prosecutors claimed that the woman, said to be in her 70s, was recently diagnosed with a terminal illness and developed the plan to kill Netanyahu as a means of “sacrificing” herself.

Police confirmed that the suspect is a known anti-government activist after she was arrested two weeks ago.

She is accused of approaching other members of the protest movement in an attempt to obtain weapons and information about Netanyahu’s security detail.

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