Israeli police announced on Tuesday that a married couple from the central city of Ra’anana has been arrested on suspicion of spying for the Iranian regime.
The couple, both in their 30s, was taken into custody on Monday following a covert investigation launched about a week earlier, before the recent ceasefire between Jerusalem and Tehran, according to a police statement.
During a search of their apartment, police seized phones, computers and other electronic devices allegedly containing communications believed to be exchanges with an Iranian handler.
According to police, following their arrest and interrogation—conducted in coordination with the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet)—the suspects were scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday for a hearing on extending their detention.
On Monday, Israel Police announced the recent arrest of three Israeli citizens accused of endangering national security by allegedly carrying out tasks on behalf of Iranian operatives.
In two separate operations on June 14 and June 15, Israel Police, with assistance from Shin Bet officers, arrested Mark Morgain, 33, a resident of the Jordan Valley, along with Yoni Segal, 18, and Nehorai Omri Mizrahi, 20, both from Tiberias.
Since the outbreak of the war triggered by the Hamas-led massacre on Oct. 7, 2023, Israeli security forces have uncovered at least two dozen cases in which Iran allegedly attempted to recruit Israeli nationals.
On Sunday, Israeli media reported that the Islamic Republic came “very close” to assassinating Defense Minister Israel Katz, allegedly with the help of two Jewish Israelis who were arrested in April on suspicion of committing security-related offenses on Tehran’s behalf.
Roi Mizrahi is accused of planting a “powerful” bomb near Katz’s home in Kfar Ahim, according to Channel 12 News. Mizrahi allegedly carried out the act in coordination with a second suspect, Almog Atias.
The explosive device—allegedly described to Mizrahi as containing drugs or soaps, though he reportedly understood it was a bomb—detonated as Katz passed by. The blast failed to cause casualties.
