Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz stated today, Friday, that "Iran is planning operations against Israeli teams" during the 2024 Olympics, which commenced in Paris amid an attack targeting the railways. Commenting on the attacks on French railways just hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, Katz said, "The sabotage of railway infrastructure across France in preparation for the opening of the Paris Olympics was planned and executed under the inspiration of the axis of evil represented by Iran and radical Islam." He added, "As I warned my French colleague this week, based on information held by Israel, the Iranians are planning to carry out terrorist attacks against the Israeli delegation and all participants in the Olympics. Preventive activities must be increased, and measures must be taken to thwart their conspiracy. The free world must stop Iran now, before it's too late."
Katz sent a message to his French counterpart, Stéphane Séjourné, warning him of "an Iran-backed plot to attack the Israeli delegation at the Paris 2024 Olympics." In the message, Katz wrote that "we currently have assessments regarding the potential threat posed by Iranian terrorist agents and other terrorist organizations aiming to carry out attacks against members of the Israeli delegation and Israeli tourists during the Olympics... There are those trying to undermine the celebratory nature of this joyous event."
