(Ynet News) Roi Kais - Kuwait's Al-Jarida newspaper reported Thursday that Israel - in collaboration with Singapore authorities - was able to prevent an assassination attempt on Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak during his visit to the Singapore Air Show. It quoted Israeli defense officials who said Israel told Singapore authorities that "a cell comprised of Iranian and Hizbullah operatives was planning to assassinate the Israeli defense minister." The assassination was to take place in Barak's hotel. Three suspects were arrested.
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