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Teacher, IDF Soldier Charged With Spying For Iran by Igbophobia(op): 1:45am On Jul 19, 2025
This is just like being hired by the devil while you're employed by God.

Prosecutors charged two Israeli citizens, a Bedouin teacher and an IDF soldier, with spying for Iran, the police and Shin Bet said in joint statements on Thursday in the latest of a string of cases of Tehran tempting Israelis into performing tasks for payment.

According to law enforcement, 33-year-old Tahani Abu Samhan, from the Bedouin village of Abu Queider in the Negev, had been in contact with an Iranian agent for a year, including amid Israel’s recent war against the Islamic Republic.

She allegedly filmed fighter jets taking off from the southern Nevatim airbase during the war at the behest of her handler, then passed the videos along to the agent.

State prosecutors said Abu Samhan was fully aware the person she was in contact with was an Iranian operative, noting that she had used a separate phone to communicate with the agent.

Similar to others accused of spying for Iran, Abu Samhan’s handler paid her, according to i24 News. She was reportedly compensated in cash, unlike the majority of recruits who receive payment in cryptocurrency. It is unclear how the money was transferred to her.

Police said she was charged in the Beersheba District Court with the offenses of maintaining contact with a foreign agent and passing intelligence to the enemy. Prosecutors requested that the court order her to be detained until the end of legal proceedings against her.

In a separate statement, the Shin Bet and police announced that an IDF soldier was also charged with spying on behalf of Iran in return for financial compensation.

After being detained recently and following an investigation led by the Shin Bet, the police’s Lahav 433 major crimes unit and the Military Police, military prosecutors filed an indictment against the soldier on Thursday.

The joint statement said the soldier “knowingly maintained contact with Iranian elements and carried out tasks for them, including transferring footage of interceptions and filming rocket impact sites in Israel.”

The Shin Bet noted that the information the soldier provided to Iran was not classified and did not come to the soldier as part of his role in the IDF. The agency added that the incident was “especially grave” because the Israeli soldier “maintained contact with the enemy.”
Military prosecutors charged the soldier with contacting a foreign agent and transmitting information to the enemy.

A military court ordered that the soldier remain held until July 22, though his remand is expected to be extended further amid the trial. Over the past two years, Iran has ramped up its efforts to recruit Israelis as spies in exchange for money.
In most cases, Israelis are recruited by Iranian handlers online and begin by carrying out small, innocuous tasks that gradually grow into more serious offenses, like intelligence gathering and even assassination plots.

According to the Israel Police, at least 47 suspects involved in 27 separate cases have been arrested since October 7, 2023. Charges have been filed against 40 of them, according to a security official.

The only conviction so far has been of an Israeli businessman who was likely targeted rather than recruited randomly, as many of the others appear to have been.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/bedouin-teacher-idf-soldier-latest-to-be-charged-with-spying-for-iran/

Re: Teacher, IDF Soldier Charged With Spying For Iran by Poormanpikin(m): 3:00am On Jul 19, 2025
If Israel can spy deeply in Iran and know their next move, is it when an Israeli is spying for Iran that they wouldn't know?


Seun remove the 40 character rule please.
Re: Teacher, IDF Soldier Charged With Spying For Iran by Nobody: 3:15am On Jul 19, 2025
Damn! Mad work!

I knew something was leaking out with the way Iran was just frying the Iron dome. It was glaring they had credible info about its weakness.

The world needs to give it up for Iran. First country to convert Iron to wood. They humiliated Israel’s defense system.

First time Netanyahu begged for peace.

He thought he was fighting women and children but met his match.
Re: Teacher, IDF Soldier Charged With Spying For Iran by lecowas: 3:39am On Jul 19, 2025
Despite the Judas' within Isreal, all Iranian nuclear sites destroyed, almost all generals eliminated even the one changing locations every 3 hours cheesy They got confused and accused Isreal of using Juju. But that ain't juju, that's a great supernatural power at work.

Meanwhile some people are still celebrating the false victory of the Iranian regime, it's still victory though cos they had given up all hopes, written their will and chosen their successors. So it's a miracle they are still alive cheesy
Re: Teacher, IDF Soldier Charged With Spying For Iran by Nahunger(m): 4:43am On Jul 19, 2025
CoronaVirusPro:
Damn! Mad work!

I knew something was leaking out with the way Iran was just frying the Iron dome. It was glaring they had credible info about its weakness.

The world needs to give it up for Iran. First country to convert Iron to wood. They humiliated Israel’s defense system.

First time Netanyahu begged for peace.

He thought he was fighting women and children but met his match.
If Delusion was a person, it will be you with a big crown on your head 😂😂😂

I really need to find Seun his remaining 12 characters make peace reign
Re: Teacher, IDF Soldier Charged With Spying For Iran by Elusive001:
Nahunger:
If Delusion was a person, it will be you with a big crown on your head 😂😂😂

I really need to find Seun his remaining 12 characters make peace reign
Please, allow him to delude himself. Lies and propaganda are their food. Delusion keeps him and his cohorts high.
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