Jerusalem, 23 June, 2026 (TPS-IL) — A special delegation of survivors of the 1992 attack on the Israeli Embassy in Argentina is visiting Israel, led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and held a meeting with Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar. During Saar’s visit to Argentina in November, Sa’ar invited the survivors he met with to visit the country, which is taking place this week.
In March 1992, a suicide bomber detonated a truck bomb in front of the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, an explosion that caused the complete collapse of the building, the murder of 29 people (including Israeli diplomats and employees, local workers, and others), and the wounding of hundreds. Those who initiated, planned, and carried out this murderous attack were Iran and Hezbollah.
The survivors’ delegation consists of 12 people, all local Argentinians who worked at the Embassy at the time of the attack, and some of whom were wounded in it. All participants lost colleagues and good friends in the attack, and it is a trauma that accompanies them to this day.
Minister Sa’ar presented certificates of appreciation and esteem to the survivors for their contribution to the State of Israel. He also thanked them for their contribution to preserving the memory and providing testimony over the years.
After years during which the investigation of the attack did not advance significantly, the rise to power of President Milei led to a profound change and turned the fight against Iranian terror into a central axis of foreign policy.
The Argentine Congress amended the criminal code to allow for full trials in absentia of the accused, thereby stripping immunity from senior foreign officials who refuse to turn themselves in.
In April 2024, the Federal Court of Appeals officially defined the attack as a crime against humanity not subject to statute of limitations, and determined that Iran is a terrorist state that gave the operational order, and enabled the prosecution to begin proceedings for filing indictments against senior Iranian officials and Hezbollah operatives.