Shin Bet Director makes secret Washington visit amid Netanyahu family threat

David Zini, the head of Israel’s internal security service Shin Bet, has made a secret visit to Washington, D.C., to hold working meetings with FBI officials regarding “sensitive matters.”

The visit follows the emergency evacuation of Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, from Miami to Israel. Israeli public broadcaster KAN confirmed that Shin Bet identified a “significant threat” against Yair Netanyahu, necessitating his immediate return to Israel.

Reports from Newsmax and other outlets suggest the threat may have been an Iranian-linked assassination plot. According to these reports, intelligence indicated that individuals connected to Iran were attempting to gather information on Yair Netanyahu’s movements and location in the Miami area. While the specific nature of the threat has not been officially detailed by Israeli authorities, the timing of Zini’s intelligence meetings in the United States coincides with the security crisis involving the Prime Minister’s son.