Israel Warns France of Iranian Plot Against Athletes and Railway Sabotage at Paris Olympics

Jul 26, 2024, 10:59 AM

Israel's Foreign Minister, Israel Katz, has alerted France of an Iranian-backed plot targeting Israeli athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Katz sent a letter to his French counterpart, Stéphane Séjourné, outlining intelligence assessments of threats from Iranian terror affiliates. In response, France has deployed 18,000 troops and elite police to ensure security. Additionally, Israel has equipped its delegation with an armed security detail. Katz also claimed that Iran was behind recent coordinated railway sabotage attacks on France's railways, which were allegedly planned and executed under the influence of the Islamic Regime of Iran.