Australia charges teenager over alleged death threats to Israeli President Herzog


FILE PHOTO: People protest against Israeli President Isaac Herzog's upcoming visit to Australia, at Hyde Park, in Sydney, Australia, February 1, 2026. - Reuters

SYDNEY: An Australian teenager has been charged for allegedly making online death threats against Israeli President Isaac Herzog, ahead of his upcoming visit to Australia.

The 19-year-old man allegedly made the threats on a social media platform last month "towards a foreign head of state and internationally protected person", the Australian Federal Police said in a statement.

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