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The Shin Bet unveiled an Iranian assassination plot targeting PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar.

The Shin Bet said in a statement on Tuesday that it had seized an explosive device attached to a remote detonation system.

The Shin Bet agency did not name the official. It said in a statement that it had seized an explosive device attached to a remote detonation system that Hezbollah had planned to operate remotely.

Phone records suggest the suspect may have been lying in wait for nearly 12 hours, camped out with a rifle and food, according to a criminal complaint filed on Monday.

The attempted assassination of Khamenei underscored the deep divisions within Iranian society and the fierce resistance the new regime faced.

Taking out Haniyeh while he was in Tehran was an unmistakable signal to disabuse Iran of the notion that it has immunity when it uses proxies to harm Israel.

The original plan was to allegedly assassinate Haniyeh while attending the funeral of former Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi in May. 

Most scholarly assessments of targeted killings or government-directed assassinations have focused on their legality and morality. The handful that have focused on efficacy are inconclusive.

The recent assassination attempt on former President Trump highlights growing political violence. Amid Biden's controversial comments and media silence, similar threats may loom over Netanyahu.

Repairmen who claimed to fix a faulty air conditioner in the former president's vehicle, which was allegedly sabotaged two days earlier, are the primary suspects in the assassination attempt.