Israel indicts another soldier for sharing sensitive data with 'Iranian handler': Report
Iran Press TV
Friday, 21 November 2025 8:52 AM
The Israeli regime has reportedly indicted in less than a week another one of its soldiers on charges of perpetrating spying activities for Iran, including transferring sensitive information on a military site to an "Iranian handler."
Israeli news site Ynet reported on Thursday that 22-year-old Rafael Reuveni had been indicted for communicating with an Iranian intelligence operative via the Telegram application.
"Prosecutors indicted a 22-year-old soldier from Be'er Sheva on charges of contacting an Iranian handler and carrying out tasks in exchange for payment, while serving in the military," the news site wrote.
Underlining that the case is being investigated by Israel's Shin Bet spy agency and a police crime unit, the report added that Reuveni carried out several tasks, including filming a local park and bus stop near his residence, documenting activity in a shopping mall, and gathering information on it.
"Reuveni shared information about his military base, including personnel estimates and emergency procedures, and pledged to update the handler if the base entered wartime readiness. He was also asked to provide names of others who might be recruited to Iranian intelligence," Ynet cited the indictment as saying.
The soldier, who allegedly received from the Iranian agent a total of about $2,700 in a digital wallet, was arrested last month in a Shin Bet and police operation.
The news of Reuveni's indictment comes days after Israeli media reported that prosecutors brought charges against another Israeli man, 27-year-old Shimon Azarzar, for passing along information on military and air force bases.
Azarzar was also accused of providing Tehran with information on missile impact sites during the 12-day war in June.
His contact with Iranian intelligence began in October 2024 and was cut off in October 2025. Azarzar, who received payment from his Iranian handlers for espionage, had obtained information from her wife as she worked at Ramat David Air Base during her reserve duty.
The Tel Aviv regime has, over the past two years, arrested dozens of Israelis and charged them with espionage for Iran, with Israeli police describing the phenomenon of Israelis spying for the Islamic Republic as having reached an "unprecedented" level.
During the war, heavy Israeli military censorship prevented the release of information on many of the sensitive army and intelligence sites struck by Iran.
Israel suspended the broadcasts of several international media organizations, threatening to detain anyone filming the sites of missile impacts.
Israel's Shin Bet and police warned in a joint statement last month that maintaining contact with foreign elements or carrying out missions on their behalf constitutes a "serious criminal offense" and endangers the security of the illegal entity.
On June 13, Israel launched an unprovoked war against Iran, assassinating many high-ranking military commanders, nuclear scientists, and ordinary civilians.
More than a week later, the United States also entered the war by bombing three Iranian nuclear sites in a grave violation of the United Nations Charter, international law, and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
On June 24, Iran, through its successful retaliatory operations against both the Israeli regime and the US, managed to impose a halt to the illegal assault.
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