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Trump’s Defense Department Sees Growing Espionage Threat From Israel
ByJulian E. Barnes and Eric Schmitt June 6, 2026June 7, 2026

The Defense Department has increased the counterintelligence threat assessment to its highest level, and Israel is believed to have eavesdropped on American negotiations with Iran.

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Espionage and Intelligence Services | Food Aid | Food Insecurity | Gaza Strip | Hamas | Humanitarian Aid | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) | Israel–Iran War | Shin Bet | Shortages | Smuggling | Zini, David

Israeli Intelligence Agent Charged in Smuggling Goods Into Gaza
ByNatan Odenheimer February 26, 2026

The indictment against an agent of the Shin Bet security agency added to a growing list of Israelis accused of exploiting their positions in the security forces to profit from the war in Gaza.

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Espionage and Intelligence Services | Food Aid | Food Insecurity | Gaza Strip | Hamas | Humanitarian Aid | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) | Israel–Iran War | Shin Bet | Shortages | Smuggling | Zini, David

Israeli Intelligence Agent Charged in Smuggling Goods Into Gaza
ByNatan Odenheimer February 26, 2026February 26, 2026

The indictment against an agent of the Shin Bet security agency added to a growing list of Israelis accused of exploiting their positions in the security forces to profit from the war in Gaza.

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Classified Information and State Secrets | Defense and Military Forces | Gambling | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Polymarket (Adventure One QSS Inc) | Shin Bet

Israeli Army Reservists Are Suspected of Using Inside Knowledge to Bet
ByEphrat Livni February 12, 2026February 12, 2026

The authorities said several reservists and a civilian were arrested, and two were charged, after an investigation into the use of classified information to bet on military operations.

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Hamas | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) | Israel–Iran War | Qatar | Shin Bet

Israel Attempts to Kill Hamas Leadership in Airstrike on Qatar, a Gaza War Mediator
ByAdam Rasgon, Vivian Nereim and Ronen Bergman September 9, 2025September 10, 2025

The Gulf nation of Qatar has been trying to negotiate a cease-fire in the conflict. The attack threatened to destabilize those peace efforts.

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Abbasi-Davani, Fereydoun (1958-2025) | Defense and Military Forces | Espionage and Intelligence Services | Ghalibaf, Mohammad Baqer | Iran | Iran-Israel War (2025- ) | Iran's nuclear programme | Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Khamenei, Ali | Mossad | Pezeshkian, Masoud | Shin Bet | Supreme National Security Council (Iran) | Tehranji, Mohammad Mehdi (1965-2025)

Targeting Iran’s Leaders, Israel Found a Weak Link: Their Bodyguards
ByFarnaz Fassihi, Ronen Bergman and Mark Mazzetti August 30, 2025August 30, 2025

Israel was able to track the movements of key Iranian figures and assassinate them during the 12-day war this spring by following the cellphones carried by members of their security forces.

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Abbasi-Davani, Fereydoun (1958-2025) | Defense and Military Forces | Espionage and Intelligence Services | Ghalibaf, Mohammad Baqer | Iran | Iran-Israel War (2025- ) | Iran's nuclear programme | Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Khamenei, Ali | Mossad | Pezeshkian, Masoud | Shin Bet | Supreme National Security Council (Iran) | Tehranji, Mohammad Mehdi (1965-2025)

Targeting Iran’s Leaders, Israel Found a Weak Link: Their Bodyguards
ByFarnaz Fassihi, Ronen Bergman and Mark Mazzetti August 30, 2025

Israel was able to track the movements of key Iranian figures and assassinate them during the 12-day war this spring by following the cellphones carried by members of their security forces.

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Bibas, Shiri | Civilian Casualties | Gaza Strip | Hamas | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) | Israel–Iran War | Katz, Israel (1955- ) | Kidnapping and Hostages | Netanyahu, Benjamin | Shin Bet | Terrorism

Israel Says It Killed a Hamas Militant Involved in Yarden Bibas Kidnapping
ByEphrat Livni August 19, 2025

Mr. Bibas, his wife and their two small children were abducted and taken to Gaza. Only he survived.

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Bibas, Shiri | Civilian Casualties | Gaza Strip | Hamas | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) | Israel–Iran War | Katz, Israel (1955- ) | Kidnapping and Hostages | Netanyahu, Benjamin | Shin Bet | Terrorism

Israel Says It Killed a Hamas Militant Involved in Yarden Bibas Kidnapping
ByEphrat Livni August 19, 2025

Mr. Bibas, his wife and their two small children were abducted and taken to Gaza. Only he survived.

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Espionage and Intelligence Services | Iran | Iran-Israel Proxy Conflict | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Shin Bet

Israel Says Iranian Agents Recruited Dozens of Its Citizens
ByIsabel Kershner August 17, 2025

The agents cajoled people into acts of sabotage and even assassination plots. The cases have raised questions about greed, gullibility and loyalty.

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