ISRAEL – Israeli authorities have said that a bomb attack plot on Benjamin Netanyahu was thwarted 2 weeks ago after an elderly woman was arrested.

The suspect, a resident of central Israel, was involved in a conspiracy to carry out a bomb attack targeting the prime minister, according to the report.

She was interrogated by Israeli police and the Shin Bet domestic security agency before being released under an order to stay away from the prime minister’s office and other government buildings, KAN said.

Details of the case have been kept under wraps. The suspect is expected to be formally charged with “criminal and terrorism-related offenses” on Thursday.