An Israeli soldier had been arrested for providing Iran with sensitive information, in return for money, said the authorities on Thursday. To be specific, there are accusations of the soldier transmitting videos of missile interceptions along with the photographs of missile landings and hits in Israel during the 12-day war with Iran in June.
Investigators from the Israel Defense Force's Military Intelligence Service, Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), and the Israel Police stressed that the information he provided to the Iranians did not reach him through his role in the army. As per the authorities, the soldier was well aware that he was dealing with Iranians.
Earlier on Thursday, the Police and Shin Bet announced the arrest of a Bedouin school teacher who sent covert photos of Air Force jets at the Nevatim Air Force base in the Negev to an Iranian agent during the June war. Tahani Abu Samhan, 33, a resident of the unknown Bedouin village of Abu Quwader, "was in contact with Iranian intelligence officials and carried out various security missions for them over the past year, fully aware that she was being operated by hostile foreign agents," the Shin Bet said.
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Samhan and the soldier are the 34th and 35th Israelis charged with espionage on behalf of Iran in the last seven months. Israeli Police spokesperson Dean Elsdunne recently told The Press Service of Israel that after agents make contact with an Israeli, "It starts slowly, with small jobs, and slowly the money increases, and they are asked to do more severe crimes as time goes on."
Many spies start by receiving instructions to spray particular graffiti messages. Their responsibilities frequently grow to include handing out flyers, lighting fires, and taking pictures of shopping malls, buildings, military installations, or the residences of well-known Israelis. In certain cases, they are also directed to carry out assassinations.
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