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Israeli Yeshiva Student Charged with Spying for Iran During War
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First reported by Behadrei Haredim · Jul 3, 2026
What happened
Eli Levon, a 21-year-old American student at Jerusalem's Mir Yeshiva, has been charged with spying for Iran. He was recruited via Telegram during a family visit to the US and conducted surveillance tasks in Jerusalem, receiving payments in cryptocurrency. Israeli police and Shin Bet arrested and indicted him for aiding an enemy during wartime.
- 01Eli Levon, a Mir Yeshiva student, is charged with spying for Iran during wartime.
- 02He was recruited via a Telegram job ad while visiting the US and worked remotely from Israel.
- 03Levon documented Jerusalem locations and hid devices as instructed by Iranian agents.
- 04He received about 4,225 shekels in cryptocurrency for his espionage activities.
- 05Levon was also asked to recruit other yeshiva students for Iranian intelligence.
- 06Investigation was led by Jerusalem police and Shin Bet, resulting in his indictment.
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Behadrei HaredimRight · HebrewJul 3, 2026
Israeli Yeshiva Student Charged with Spying for Iran During War
Kikar HaShabbatRight · HebrewJul 3, 2026
Jerusalem Man Arrested for Espionage for Iran in Exchange for Cryptocurrency
Now 14Right · HebrewJul 3, 2026
Israeli Man Charged for Espionage Activities on Behalf of Iranian Intelligence
YnetCenter · HebrewJul 3, 2026
Jerusalem Man Indicted for Espionage for Iranian Agents in Exchange for Money
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