by Admin
Oct 23, 2024
Israeli police have arrested seven people suspected of being a spy network who have been spying for Iran and gathering intelligence information on military bases and energy installations around Israel.
This was disclosed in a statement released by the police department which said “successfully dismantled a spy network involving seven Israeli citizens who were operating on behalf of Iranian intelligence”.
The suspects were arrested in the city of Haifa and other northern parts of the country were accused of carrying out several missions under the directives of two Iranian agents known as “Alkhan and Orkhan” over the period of two years.
The police disclosed that “The network members were aware that the intelligence they provided compromised national security and could potentially aid enemy missile attacks”,
“The network conducted extensive reconnaissance missions on IDF bases nationwide, focusing on air force and navy installations, ports, Iron Dome system locations, and energy infrastructure such as the Hadera power plant.” the police said.
The police further disclosed that the spy network received hundreds of thousands of dollars from their Iranian handlers through cryptocurrency exchanges in exchange for several pictures of military targets and energy facilities in the country.
In addition the police also said “These included photographs and videos of numerous IDF bases across Israel, ports, and energy infrastructure. It is assessed that these activities have inflicted security damage on the state”.
This will be the second major arrest of Israeli citizens being charged with spying for the Iranian government, according to the police.
Weeks ago the Israeli police had arrested an Israeli on the suspicion of being recruited by the Iranian government to plot the assassination of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials in the Israeli government.
Prodesq gathered that the arrested suspect was identified as Mordechai Maman of the coastal city of Ashkelon, a businessman who lived in Turkey and had visited Iran.