Israel Claims To Have Foiled A Major Al Qaeda Attack Against The U.S. Embassy In Tel Aviv And Other Targets

Suspects in al-Qaida plot, Jan 22 2014 Photo: REUTERS,Courtesy Shin Bet

Al-Qaeda Planned To Blow Up US Embassy In Tel Aviv, Jerusalem Convention Center -- Times of Israel

Gaza-based terrorist recruited Palestinians in Jerusalem for twin suicide bombings, other attacks, Shin Bet reveals; 3 men held

Israel’s Shin Bet internal security agency cracked open an al-Qaeda plot, directed from the Gaza Strip, to carry out mega terror attacks in Israel against both US and Israeli targets, according to information the Shin Bet made available Wednesday.

Israel is holding three suspects in the plot, it added, but the key plotter is still at large. The trio were arrested three weeks ago, shortly before one or more of them were to travel to Syria for final planning of the operations, which were reportedly initiated on the direct orders of al-Qaeda head Ayman al-Zawahiri.

The planned attacks included twin suicide bombings, against the US Embassy in Tel Aviv and the main Israeli convention center in Jerusalem, where President Barack Obama gave the centerpiece speech of his Israel visit last March. Other planned attacks included targeting an Israeli bus and Jewish homes in East Jerusalem.

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