Israel announces new arrests for suspected espionage linked to Iran and Hamas
Israeli authorities have launched prosecutions against several individuals suspected of collaborating with Hamas, Lebanon, or Iranian intelligence services, amid escalating hybrid warfare, according to RFI.
Israeli security services are stepping up arrests related to suspected espionage and "collaboration with the enemy," according to RFI. On Friday, September 18, Israeli courts initiated prosecutions against several individuals suspected of maintaining links with Hamas, Lebanon, or Iranian intelligence.
According to RFI, this phenomenon is expanding within the framework of hybrid warfare, with Tehran increasingly seeking to recruit young people online for espionage activities or collaboration with actors considered hostile by Israel.
The media has not specified, at this stage, the identity of those targeted by these prosecutions or the precise details of the accusations against them. Israeli authorities have not released an overall figure for these arrests.
This wave of arrests comes as regional tensions remain high between Israel, Iran, and armed groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Sources
- Israël multiplie les arrestations pour soupçons d’espionnage lié à l’Iran et au Hamas — RFI — Français
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