Israeli athletes under 24/7 protection in France due to death threats
Israeli athletes attending the Paris Olympics are escorted to and from events by elite tactical units and receive round-the-clock protection throughout the competition, officials say. Israel's internal security service, Shin Bet, is helping to ensure security, Reuters reports.
We remind that the French Police have opened an investigation into the death threats received by three Israeli athletes at the Olympic Games, the prosecutor's office in Paris announced on Sunday.
Cybercrime officers are also investigating the publication of athletes' personal data on social media on Friday and are seeking to have it taken down, reads a statement of the prosecutors.
In a statement on Thursday, Israel's National Directorate for Informatics said that, following an investigation, it had concluded that Iranian hackers had created social media channels to publish personal information about members of the Israeli delegation and send them messages of threat.
On the same day, Israel's foreign minister warned his French counterpart of a potential Iranian-backed plot to target Israeli athletes and tourists during the Paris Olympics.
Iran's mission to the United Nations said in a statement on Thursday: “Terrorist acts have no place in the principles of resistance groups; lying and deception cannot change the roles of the complainant and the accused”.
