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Four serving soldiers have been detained by the Shin Bet, Israel's internal security agency, on suspicion of spying for Iran.
The case is under gag order, preventing the publication of more details of the inquiry and the identities of those held.
Israel, along with the US, is currently engaged in its second war with Iran since a 12-day conflict last June. At least 23 people have been killed in hundreds of Iranian missile and drone attacks across Israel since the war began on February 28.
The news of the soldiers' arrests comes as Israeli prosecutors are set to charge a resident of Jerusalem on suspicion of gathering intelligence for Iran. The suspect, 21, is alleged to have spent two months filming locations in Israel on behalf of Iranian intelligence. Police said the suspect was in contact with an Iranian agent by internet and was paid in cryptocurrency.
Israeli broadcaster i24 News reported that the filming took place during the war between Israel and Iran last June. The impending charges have arisen from one of several investigations by Israeli authorities into alleged spying for Iran.
On Monday, a court in southern Israel allowed partial reporting on a police investigation into several Israelis suspected of making explosives as part of an Iranian plot. A police major crimes unit is conducting the inquiry, with many details ruled as confidential.
In a separate case, Miqdad Mudar Hosni Natur, a former police and court interpreter, has been charged with spying for an enemy state during wartime for passing intelligence to a hostile party. The material allegedly included details of missile impact areas, Israeli public opinion on the war and the number of wartime casualties.
In another case, an Israeli reservist who worked in the Iron Dome air defence system, was arrested on suspicion of leaking secrets to Iran. Raz Cohen, 26, was allegedly paid to pass on “sensitive security information” while working on Israel's renowned missile shield. His arrest, announced in March, came almost three weeks into the current war.
Last week, Israel Levkovich, 20, and Orel Makitan, 25, residents of an ultraorthodox settlement in the occupied West Bank, were charged with filming the home of a senior officer in Israel’s military, as well as passing details of transport routes inside the country.
