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Israel arrests seven Jerusalem residents allegedly planning assassinations on behalf of Iran

Israel has arrested seven Jerusalem residents over allegations they were planning to assassinate Israeli officials and carry out other attacks on behalf of Iran, Israel's Shin Bet and police said on Tuesday.

According to the Israeli police, the suspects are residents of the mainly Palestinian neighbourhood of Beit Safafa in Jerusalem. They said they planned to target a senior Israeli scientist and mayor of an Israeli city, neither of whom were named.