Shin Bet arrested a Haifa resident who manufactured 8 to 10 kilograms of explosives for an Iranian handler targeting former PM Bennett; a second disrupted plot in 30 days reflects an Iranian campaign to target Israeli political figures through locally recruited operatives using financial incentives and graduated tasking.

A Pakistani national is on trial in Brooklyn on murder-for-hire allegations stemming from a 2024 sting in which he allegedly used a business cover, coded language, and a $5,000 cash advance to recruit supposed hitmen for an overseas-directed plot to kill U.S. officials, with prosecutors and filings situating the case within broader Iran-linked targeting concerns.