\nTheir missions also included collecting intelligence on the ground, using a dedicated app to communicate with their handlers, and purchasing equipment in accordance with Iranian directives. Both suspects were fully aware they were working on behalf of a hostile state, but according to the suspicion, they continued their actions due to financial motives.<\/p>\n
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\u201c20 Espionage Attempts Since the Start of the War\u201d<\/strong> A security official stated: \u201cThis case is one of a number of recent incidents highlighting repeated attempts by hostile terrorist and intelligence entities to recruit Israeli citizens to carry out missions aimed at harming the security of the State of Israel and its citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n The Israel Security Agency and the Israel Police warn all citizens and residents of Israel against maintaining contact with foreign elements or carrying out missions on their behalf. These actions constitute serious criminal offenses and pose a threat to national security. All security and law enforcement agencies will act with severity to bring to justice anyone involved in such activity.<\/p>\n Response from Katz<\/strong> \u201cMy heart and concern lie first and foremost with the hostages, who are vulnerable and unprotected in Hamas tunnels, and with Israeli citizens facing Iranian threats at home and abroad. I will not be deterred by any threat and will continue to fulfill my duty to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, to sever the head of the Iranian octopus, and to cut off its terrorist tentacles. I will continue to lead the fight for the security of the State of Israel with a firm hand,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On suspicion of espionage activity, two young men from Nesher were arrested after allegedly being directed by Iranian agents to install cameras near the home of Minister of Defense Israel Katz.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":23669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,6],"tags":[5804,1539,1765,1529,5805,3850,5803,1528,2515],"class_list":["post-23666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","category-security","tag-espionage","tag-iran","tag-israel-katz","tag-israeli-security","tag-kfar-achim","tag-national-security","tag-nesher","tag-shin-bet","tag-terrorism"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nThis case joins a growing list of attempts by Israeli citizens to spy for Iran. The Shin Bet notes that this is the 20th such incident thwarted since the outbreak of the war. The investigation is nearing completion, and in the coming days, the State Prosecutor\u2019s Office is expected to file serious indictments against the two men.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3-77.webp\")
\nMinister of Defense Israel Katz: \u201cI commend the Israel Security Agency and the Israel Police for thwarting Iran\u2019s attempt to harm me in my role as Minister of Defense of the State of Israel. Iran is the head of the terrorism octopus, advancing terrorism both directly and through the terrorist organizations it supports against Israeli leaders and against all the citizens of the State of Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n