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\t He was arrested earlier this month at the Ramat David Air Force Base, where he tried to carry out another espionage mission, according to prosecutors. He had taken photos of the site, but was arrested by security forces before he could pass them onto his handler, the indictment said.<\/p>\n Though police usually coordinate with the Shin Bet to investigate Iranian espionage cases, the probe was overseen jointly by the Shin Bet and the Director of Security of the Defense Establishment, an internal Defense Ministry investigatory unit known by its Hebrew acronym Malmab.<\/p>\n The defendant was charged in the Central District Court on Friday with maintaining contact with a foreign agent and passing information to the enemy.<\/p>\n Israel has arrested dozens of citizens who allegedly spied for Iran, in what sources told Reuters has been Tehran\u2019s biggest effort in decades to infiltrate its arch foe.<\/p>\n \t The arrests follow repeated efforts by Iranian intelligence operatives over the years to recruit ordinary Israelis to gather intelligence and carry out attacks in exchange for money.<\/p>\n In a statement sent to media in 2024 following a wave of arrests by Israel of Jewish citizens suspected of spying for Iran, Iran\u2019s UN mission did not confirm or deny seeking to recruit Israelis and said that \u201cfrom a logical standpoint,\u201d any such efforts by Iranian intelligence services would focus on non-Iranian and non-Muslim individuals to lessen suspicion.<\/p>\n Following the 12-day war between Israel and Iran in June, Iran has executed dozens of people it accuses of having links with the Mossad and facilitating its operations in the country.<\/p>\n
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