(Times of Israel) Foreign Minister Israel Katz sent a letter to his French counterpart Stéphane Séjourné on Thursday, warning him of an Iranian-backed plot to attack Israeli tourists and athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
“There are those who seek to undermine the celebratory nature of this joyous event,” wrote Katz. “We currently have assessments regarding the potential threat posed by Iranian terrorist proxies and other terrorist organizations.”
The foreign minister thanked France for its “unprecedented” effort to protect Israeli athletes and for rebuffing calls to ban the delegation from participating in the Olympics. He also thanked Séjourné personally for offering to host a memorial for the 11 Israeli athletes massacred at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
