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Israeli teens accused of photographing malls, recruiting minors for Iranian agent

Prosecutors say the 14- and 16-year-olds carried out paid tasks for an Iran-linked handler, gathered security details and continued working after learning of his connection to Tehran

ynet | 08.30.26

Iran targets Haredi Israelis for spying as Shin Bet launches community campaign

Security officials have met rabbis, media figures and local politicians to warn that seemingly harmless approaches may be part of Iranian recruitment efforts

Shilo Freid | 08.23.26

Iran’s Israeli spy network: dozens recruited for espionage, sabotage and assassination plots

Since the first major case surfaced in September 2024, Israeli authorities have arrested dozens accused of working with Iranian agents, from photographing officials and military sites to planning attacks and acts of sabotage

Ron Crissy | 08.09.26

Ashkelon couple indicted for spying for Iran

Police and Shin Bet say the suspects were paid in cryptocurrency to photograph Eilat Port, Mount Herzl sites and other sensitive locations for an Iranian agent

ynet | 08.06.26

Israeli ambulance driver charged with sending Iran details of hospitals’ emergency preparations

Authorities say the 34-year-old exploited his ambulance access to photograph hospitals’ emergency readiness, a senior official and other sensitive sites for Iranian handlers.

ynet Global | 07.30.26

Israeli who served in classified IDF unit charged with spying for Iran

Prosecutors say the defendant maintained contact with a person who identified himself as an Iranian intelligence operative, attempted to provide information benefiting the enemy and was asked to recruit another soldier

Maya Cohen, Elisha Ben Kimon | 07.29.26

Alleged spy’s escape in Lebanon exposes Israel’s shadow war inside Hezbollah

AP says Khaled al-Aydi fled, accused in an alleged Mossad plot, Hezbollah custody during Israeli strikes and disappeared, sparking a political dispute over who may have helped him leave Lebanon

AP | 06.10.26

The senior US officials Israel allegedly spied on, and the Shin Bet operatives caught red-handed

According to The New York Times, Israel allegedly monitored Trump envoy Steve Witkoff and senior Pentagon officials, while Israeli operatives were reportedly caught planting listening devices as US officials warn more negotiators may have been targeted

ynet | 06.06.26

Police officer questioned over suspected contact with foreign agent

Probe opened after information from Lahav 433’s Barak division; officer released to house arrest under restrictive conditions as recent Iran-linked spy cases raise concern

Meir Turgeman | 05.27.26

From catcher’s mitt to spy pistol: the wild life of Moe Berg

Moe Berg was no baseball superstar, but the Jewish MLB catcher spoke several languages, filmed Tokyo before World War II and later joined US intelligence, where he was sent to assess and possibly kill Nazi physicist Werner Heisenberg

Liran Friedmann | 05.23.26

Germany charges suspected Iranian spies over plot to kill Jewish community leaders

Two men of Afghan origin are accused of spying for Tehran and plotting to target Josef Schuster, president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, and Volker Beck, head of the Israel-Germany friendship association

Itamar Eichner | 05.21.26

Israeli truck driver charged with sending sensitive-site footage to Iranian agent

According to the indictment, Ahmad Daas, 27, was in active contact with an Iranian agent during Operation Roaring Lion and sent him documentation and locations of strategic sites, including seaports, power stations and an IDF base

ynet | 05.14.26

Iran hangs man accused of spying for Israel amid wave of executions

State media says Ehsan Afreshteh was trained by Mossad in Nepal and sold sensitive information to Israel before being hanged after the Supreme Court upheld his espionage conviction

AFP | 05.13.26

Four suspects, including IDF soldiers, charged with spying for Iran

Prosecutors say soldiers and civilian sent Iranian agents photos and locations of sensitive sites, including Air Force school, transit hubs and public buildings

Israel Moshkovitz | 05.08.26

Dutch hotel manager reveals: 'I was a Mossad agent,' details secret missions against Iran’s nuclear program

Residents of a pastoral Dutch province saw Jonathan Mor as a successful hotel manager and family man, but De Telegraaf reveals in his new book, 'Spy of the Mossad,' that he spent 15 years operating against Iran’s nuclear program

Yair Navot | 04.23.26