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Iranian Spy Ring Used Telegram to Recruit Israeli Agents
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By חדשות כיפה
First reported by Kan News · 2 hours ago
What happened
An Iranian intelligence operation used the Telegram group "Bnei Eretz" to recruit Israeli citizens for espionage and to incite division. An operative named Assaf Aryeh was tasked with photographing a politician and later targeting the head of the Shin Bet before destroying his phone and being arrested.
- 01Iranian agents ran a Telegram group to recruit Israelis for espionage.
- 02The group "Bnei Eretz" spread extremist messages and sought to sow discord.
- 03An operative was tasked with photographing a politician and targeting the Shin Bet chief.
- 04The recruited individual became suspicious and destroyed evidence.
- 05The individual faces charges including conspiracy and obstruction of justice.
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