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.The Paris prosecutor's office has said that an investigation has been launched into online death threats — reported by France's Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin — against three Israeli athletes at the Paris Olympics.
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.Last week, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz warned his French counterpart, Stéphane Séjourné, of a "potential threat posed by Iranian terrorist proxies" to attack visiting Israeli citizens during the Games.