Israel accuses of Israeli's espionage for Iran

Israel accuses of Israeli's espionage for Iran

In the months before the attack of Iranian ballistic rockets to the Nevatim military base in October, the Iran sent Spies to film and photograph the site in southern Israel.

The operation of the Iranian spies

The alleged operational were neither highly qualified nor did they seem particularly suspicious to people in their daily life. Many of them seemed to have financial difficulties. Nevertheless, the Israeli authorities claim that the images they took from the base provided that Iran provide valuable information for accuracy.

arrests and charges

The Israeli police arrested a group of seven Israelis from Haifa in October, which formed an alleged cell. They belong to more than 30 Israelis who were arrested for Iran last year due to alleged missions. The allegations range from the photograph of military bases to plans to murder high -ranking Israeli civil servants.

"If we look at the past few years - the last few decades - we can count on two hands on how many people have been arrested," said Maor Goren, superintendent of the Israeli police, who heads the counter -intelligence examinations. This number is unprecedented.

Iran strengthens his espionage activities in Israel

The increase in the arrests shows that Iran has intensified its spy activities in Israel in recent years, as well as that the Israeli authorities finally uncover these hidden operations after months or even years.

Israel's authorities continue to reveal further alleged spy activities of Iran. A 33-year-old Israeli was recently arrested from the north, who allegedly took on tasks for Iran in exchange for thousands of dollars.

public reactions

The arrests have hit high waves in Israel in recent months. It is particularly striking that the majority of the arrested Jewish Israelis are shocking in a country in which Jewish citizens feel strong patriotism and national awareness.

"I was not surprised-I was shocked. It was like a thunderstorm in the clear sky," said Leonid Gorbachovsky, the neighbor of the alleged ringleader of the Haifa cell, Azis Nisanov.

The case Nisanov

In the course of the two years, Nisanov and six other men he had recruited, dozens of military institutions and strategic locations across Israel and received between $ 500 and $ 1,200 per order. Several of the photographed bases were later met in rocket attacks by Iran and his Lebanese militia, Hezbollah.

The role of social media

The Israeli authorities announced that the GPS coordinates of the bases are known to Iran, but the detailed images they received from the Israelis provided additional target information. "We cannot say with certainty whether they are directly responsible for the goal, but we can say with certainty that they were there before the attack ... so you can say that it at least helped if not anymore," said Goren.

further investigations and charges

Nisanov's lawyer, Maher Talhami, admitted that Nisanov photographed military locations, but claimed that Nisanov "did not know that he had to deal with the Iranians". He was in financial difficulties and had debt with a loan shark.

The other arrested by the Israeli police was a couple from the city of Lod, which was arrested in November for alleged "implementation of reconnaissance missions" for an Iranian espionage network.

planned attacks and Iranian tactics

While many of the alleged Iranian spies were only commissioned to take pictures and films of strategic locations, others are accused of making plans for the murder of high -ranking Israeli civil servants. In August, 73-year-old Maman from Ashakelon was arrested because he was supposed to plan to murder Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, then Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and the Shin Bet boss Ronen Bar.

Iran and Israel have been running a hidden spy for decades, with both sides use spies and informants to collect information. The Israeli skills in Iran are known as far -reaching, and Israel has carried out several successful attacks in Iran.

"Those who get into the wide -meshed network of Iran are often desperate people from disadvantaged parts of society," said Oded Ailam, the former head of the anti -terrorist unit of the Mossad. Many of the arrested are immigrants who may not have the same affinity for Israeli society.

The current developments urgently show that Iran's spy activities in Israel have reached a new highlight and the Israeli authorities are required to take suitable measures.