Netanyahu: Israel Provided UK With Intel Foiling RAF Fairford Attack

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated in an interview with the Daily Mail, published Saturday, that Israeli intelligence services provided Britain with advance information about a planned attack at the Royal Air Force base Fairford. The attack, which had Iranian backing, was thwarted earlier this week. Netanyahu emphasized that without Israel's intelligence, the attack would likely have occurred, potentially leading to significant loss of British lives. British authorities arrested five individuals on suspicion of attempting to detonate a car bomb near the Fairford base, which is used by the U.S. military and has been a launch point for American operations against Iran. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham indicated serious signs of Iranian involvement in the attempted attack. In Washington, U.S. President Donald Trump said the suspects were planning to cause "serious damage" to the base and had been under surveillance for a "long time" before their capture. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking to Fox News, noted suspicion of a "foreign entity" being involved and warned that any attack or attempted attack would have consequences, referencing Iran's public threats against U.S. interests worldwide.