So says a report in the Mail on Sunday. The figure was allegedly based on intelligence gathered by the Shin Bet.

But the security agency denied these claims.

Shin Bet said: “The publication in question is not true and is not in the opinion of the Shin Bet.

“The numbers mentioned in the publication are in the writer’s opinion only and are not based on information passed on by the Shin Bet.”

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