The arrest occurred on the basis of the information provided by the Schin Bet service, and it was implemented by an antifraud unit in the southern region. The hearing was held this morning in a magistrate court in Birsbe, where the suspect was extended until July 7 to complete the investigation.
This young man is the sixth Israeli, who was arrested within two days in the framework of a complex case associated with the alleged ties between the Israelis and Iranian intelligence.
In the development associated with him, state judicial prosecution filed an indictment against two Israeli young people, 20 -year -old UNI Segal (18 years old) and Nahria of Mazrahi, 20 -year -old on charges, including communication with a foreign agent, the transfer of information to enemies and obstruction of the justice course.
According to the indictment, communication began in May last year thanks to the statement on Telegram, where the Iranians represented themselves as activists of the “left -handed person” and appointed the accused with simple tasks, such as writing the phrase “children’s dictator” on the article, and then burned it, in exchange for sums in cryptocurrency.
Later, the nature of the tasks intensified to enable the purchase of private phones for the purpose of camouflage and to photograph sensitive sites, including shopping centers in Haifa, Tel Aviv and Netans
In a connected context, it was charged that in the Central Court of Belsa -Shoba against 33 -year -old Mark Morgan Bensky, including charges of fulfilling tasks in favor of Iranian parties.
According to the indictment, Bensky contacted a man named “Alex” through a group on “Telegram” and offered him daily wages in 2000 in exchange for various tasks, including sending an image of his identity and video that reaches the personality.
The accusation confirmed that the accused continued to cooperate even after he realized that the parties with whom he was involved are connected with Iran, and said: “I do not care, and I do not want to know anymore.”
On Monday, the authorities arrested a couple from the city of Rainan, which are 31 -year -old Israel and 29 -year -old, and they were charged with the transfer of secret information to harm the state, conspiracy and communicate with a foreign agent. The court decided to extend his detention for eight days to complete the investigation.
These arrests are received against the background of repeated warnings from Israeli security services in relation to growing intelligence activities for Iran within Israel through electronic networks of personnel set, aimed at Israeli for the purpose of collecting information or performing operations.
Security officers confirm that the use of encrypted applications such as telegram and financial stimulation in digital currencies has become one of the most noticeable hiring tools for hostile organs, which increases the complexity of monitoring and detection efforts.
Source: Yediot Aaronot
