Iran's Covert Recruitment of Israeli Spies Exposed
Israel's Shin Bet has uncovered and thwarted an Iranian honeypot network that recruited Israeli civilians to gather intelligence and carry out terror attacks disguised as criminal activities. The network targeted Israelis through social media and employment websites, posing as salespeople, real estate agents, and even potential romantic interests. Israeli civilians were sent on paid reconnaissance missions to gather information and take photos of specific locations of interest to the Iranian operatives. Some Israelis alerted security officials about the suspicious inquiries, helping to foil the network's activities. This comes after reports of Iran training Hebrew-speaking women to send sexually explicit images to Israeli soldiers in an attempt to gain information, a tactic previously used by Hamas.