Israeli Intelligence Helped Australia Stop Airliner Attack

Israeli Intelligence Helped Australia Stop Airliner Attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem on Dec. 11, 2016. Abir Sultan, Pool
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JERUSALEM–Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday Israeli intelligence services had prevented the downing of an “Australian airliner” as part of wide-ranging international intelligence-sharing but gave no details.

His comments, during a speech in Jerusalem to U.S. Jewish leaders, followed a statement from the Israeli army that a branch of military intelligence known as “Unit 8200” had foiled an “aerial attack abroad by Islamic State,” also known as ISIS.