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France Investigates Death Threats Sent to Israeli Olympic Athletes

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The Facts

  • Paris prosecutors announced on Sunday that an investigation has been launched into alleged online death threats against three Israeli athletes at the Paris Olympics after a report from France's Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin.

  • This comes as the Israeli foreign minister, Israel Katz, warned his French counterpart, Stéphane Séjourné, in a letter on Thursday that intelligence assessments suggested a potential Iranian-backed plot to attack Israelis during the Games.


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