Israeli police have arrested a man who allegedly threatened to assassinate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, marking the second such case to surface in as many months and underscoring the heightened political volatility surrounding Israel�s embattled leader.

The suspect, a resident of Kiryat Gat, was detained on the evening of Sept. 22 � the start of Rosh Hashanah � after walking into a local police station and declaring his intent to purchase a firearm and shoot Netanyahu three times. Officers immediately placed him under arrest, and a court later extended his detention at the request of investigators.

Police said Thursday that prosecutors are expected to file an indictment imminently, along with a request to hold the suspect in custody until the end of proceedings.

The arrest comes less than two months after prosecutors charged a woman in her 70s with conspiring to assassinate Netanyahu using an anti-tank weapon. That indictment alleged she sought to �sacrifice� her life to oppose the government and had attempted to recruit another activist to help track Netanyahu�s movements.

Netanyahu, facing a restive public amid war in Gaza and mounting protests at home, has increasingly condemned violent extremism among his opponents. Earlier this month, he likened anti-government protesters who set fires in Jerusalem to �fascist militias.�

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