US EditionEast Jerusalem Resident Spying for Iran Arrested by Israeli Spy Agency
- Israeli security agencies arrested a man in his 30s from East Jerusalem's Issawiya on suspicion of spying for Iranian intelligence in 2025.
- Iranian operatives recruited him to collect intelligence on Jerusalem sites and prepare terrorist attacks targeting Jews in central Israel.
- Investigations revealed he gathered information on the Western Wall, Mahane Yehuda Market, hung banners, burned IDF uniforms, and sought to recruit family members for further tasks.
- Authorities seized thousands of shekels paid to him, spray paint, airsoft pistols, and suspected drugs at his home, and stated he was aware of serving a hostile entity.
- His arrest foiled plans including a forest arson, weapon transfers to the West Bank, and a terror attack, highlighting ongoing Iranian efforts to recruit Israelis and Israel's commitment to counter these threats.
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Police, Shin Bet Thwart Suspected Iranian Attempt Perpetrate Terror Attack
A small number of Jewish worshipers pray during the priestly blessing, a traditional prayer which usually attracts thousands of worshipers at the Western Wall on the holiday of Passover during 2020, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Jerusalem’s Old City, April 12, 2020. Photo: Reuters / Ronen Zvulun. i24 News – The Shin Bet security agency and Israel Police thwarted another Iranian attempt to recruit Israelis, according to a s…
Iranian spy nabbed in Jerusalem, planned to carry out terror attack
Israeli authorities say an Arab Jerusalemite in his 30s was arrested recently over his covert operations on behalf of the Iranian government. By World Israel News Staff In a joint operation, Israel’s Shin Bet internal security agency and the Jerusalem District Police arrested an Arab resident of eastern Jerusalem suspected of working on behalf of Iranian intelligence operatives to carry out missions inside Israel. The suspect, a man in his 30s f…
East Jerusalem man accused of spying for Iran, plotting terror attack in central Isra
Security forces arrested suspect who allegedly took money to spy for Iran, burn IDF uniforms, transfer weapons to West Bank and recruit his mother, telling handlers he 'hates Jews and wants to die as a martyr,' officials say
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