MOSCOW, November 21 (Sputnik) – Israeli forces foiled a Palestinian plan to assassinate Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman during the summer war with Gaza, The Times of Israel reports.
"A group of Hamas members from near Bethlehem in the West Bank planned to purchase a rocket-propelled grenade, which would be shot at Liberman, who lives in an Israeli settlement in the area," the Shin Bet, Israel's security service, said Thursday night, as cited by The Times of Israel.
Israeli police and the Shin Bet were involved in foiling the plan, according to The Times of Israel.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict escalated over the summer, when Israel launched Operation Protective Edge against the Hamas movement in response to the group's rocket attacks against Israel. More than 2,000 Palestinians, mostly civilians, and 68 Israelis lost their lives as a result.
Israel and Palestine agreed on an open-ended ceasefire, brokered by the Egyptian government, on August 26.
