Israel has said it thwarted plans by al Qaeda to bomb the US embassy in Tel Aviv and other targets.
The plan to carry out a suicide bombing on the embassy was at an "advanced" stage, Israeli officials said.
Three Palestinian men have been arrested for allegedly plotting bombings, shootings, kidnappings and other attacks.
The suspects were recruited by an operative based in the Gaza Strip who worked for al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri, said the Shin Bet intelligence agency.
Two were from Jerusalem and one from the West Bank, said the Shin Bet intelligence agency.
Analysts said it would be the first time the global terror network's leadership has been directly involved in plotting an attack inside Israel.
However, groups inspired by al Qaeda have carried out attacks against Israel before.
The report also reinforces suggestions that the group has been taking root among Palestinians.
But many experts say al Qaeda and its global agenda have had only a fringe appeal among Palestinians, who pursue a more nationalist conflict with Israel.
Shin Bet said the two Palestinians planned to provide bomb vests to foreign militants posing as Russian tourists for attacks on an Israeli convention centre in Jerusalem and the US Embassy.
It said they also planned to kidnap a soldier and attack an Israeli bus in the occupied West Bank.
The Shin Bet said the three suspects made contact with al Qaeda over the Internet and planned on travelling to Syria for training.
Hamas Islamists governing Gaza rejected the spy agency's account as "silly fabrications" aimed to justify Israeli military strikes in the Palestinian territory.
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