USA: Netanyahu’s son left the USA because of threats

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Lerato Khumalo

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Secret service: Netanyahu’s son returned from USA because of threat


Updated August 29, 2026 – 8:45 p.mReading time: 14 minutes

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Jair Netanyahu (archive photo): The son of the Israeli Prime Minister is apparently under acute threat. (Source: Orit Ben-Ezzer/dpa)

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Secret service: Netanyahu’s son returned from USA because of threat

Israel’s domestic intelligence service has confirmed that a son of the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu because of an acute threat from the USA had to return. “In fact, there was significant danger to Jair Netanyahu,” said a statement from Shin Bet. “Due to this threat and after an assessment of the situation, it was decided to urgently seek him out together with his security team Israel to bring back.”

However, the secret service did not comment on Iran’s alleged murder plans against one of his sons, which Benjamin Netanyahu had recently spoken about.

The US broadcaster Newsmax reported that 35-year-old Jair Netanyahu was the target of an Iranian assassination plot at the end of last year. The Israeli secret service found out about this last December and informed the US authorities, the broadcaster reported, citing a person close to US law enforcement. Accordingly, Iranian agents were already “on site” in Miami and were monitoring Jair’s residence and his movements.

USA secures oil reserves in Venezuela

The According to President Donald Trump, the USA has secured huge new oil reserves in Venezuela. With the agreement, the US brings more than 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves under its control, like Trump on the platform Truth Social announced. That’s about a fifth of Venezuela’s oil reserves. According to Trump, this will double the US oil reserves. He assumes that the agreement will also cause gasoline prices in the USA to fall.

However, analysts were skeptical and called for more details on the legal and financial structure. It is unclear whether a short-term reduction in gasoline prices can be expected, as building the necessary infrastructure could take years. David Goldwyn, president of Goldwyn Global Strategies, said it is questionable whether a U.S. government lease would be sustainable under Venezuelan law. There is “no precedent for the U.S. government entering into a lease to operate oil fields.”

US government wants to sell part of Yosemite Park

The administration of US President Donald Trump According to a media report, has been examining the possibility of selling a small piece of land in Yosemite National Park to a private real estate company for more than a year. The government has examined several options for selling an approximately 400-meter-wide strip of the world-famous California national park to the real estate developer Kingsbarn Realty Capital, based in the neighboring state of Nevada, the US news website “Notus” reported on Friday.