The State Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday that it will file an indictment against four suspects over the launching of maritime flares at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private residence in Caesarea on the night of Nov. 16.
“There is prima facie reason to file an indictment against them as well as request their arrest until the end of the legal proceedings,” said the State Attorney’s Office.
Three of the four suspects were named: Ofer Doron, Itai Yaffe and Amir Sade.
Rear Adm. (res.) Ofer Doron, an anti-government activist suspended from the Israel Defense Forces in August 2023 for refusing reserve duty in response to the government’s judicial reform push, was reportedly the leader of the group and obtained the illumination flares.
Netanyahu and his family were not home at the time of the incident, which the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) and police described as “serious” and a “dangerous escalation.”
“This is the most extreme act against a state leader since the murder of (Prime Minister Yitzhak) Rabin. If this incident isn’t dealt with with the utmost severity, it could send a dangerous message to the public,” police said.
Video of the incident posted to social media shows two flares launched into the sky. They fell in the yard of the house.
The event took place during a demonstration outside of Netanyahu’s residence.
