Israel Indicts Another Soldier Over Alleged Espionage for Iran

Israeli outlet Ynet reported that 22-year-old Rafael Reuveni was charged with maintaining contact with an Iranian intelligence operative through the Telegram messaging application.

Prosecutors said the soldier from Be’er Sheva carried out tasks for payment while serving in the military.

The case is being handled by the Shin Bet and a police crime unit, according to the report.

Investigators said Reuveni filmed a local park and a bus stop near his home, documented activity inside a shopping mall, and collected general information on the site.

The indictment stated that Reuveni also disclosed details about his military base, including personnel estimates and emergency protocols, and promised to alert the handler if the base shifted to wartime readiness.

He was reportedly asked to provide names of individuals who could be recruited by Iranian intelligence.

Authorities allege he received roughly $2,700 in a digital wallet before being arrested last month in a joint Shin Bet–police operation.

The new indictment follows reports that prosecutors also charged 27-year-old Shimon Azarzar with transferring information on military and air force sites.

Azarzar was accused of giving Tehran details on missile impact locations during the 12-day war in June.

His communication with Iranian intelligence began in October 2024 and ended in October 2025.

Prosecutors said Azarzar received payments for espionage and obtained some information from his wife, who served in reserve duty at Ramat David Air Base.

Over the past two years, the Tel Aviv regime has detained dozens of Israelis on allegations of spying for Iran, with police calling the scale of the phenomenon “unprecedented.”

During the war, Israeli military censorship restricted the release of information about damaged intelligence and military facilities struck by Iran.

The regime also suspended broadcasts from several international outlets and threatened to detain anyone filming missile impact sites.

Shin Bet and police warned that contact with foreign entities or performing missions for them constitutes a “serious criminal offense” that endangers the security of the illegal regime.

On June 13, Israel launched an unprovoked war against Iran, killing senior military commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians.

More than a week later, the United States escalated the conflict by bombing three Iranian nuclear facilities in violation of the UN Charter, international law, and the NPT.

On June 24, Iran carried out retaliatory strikes against both the Israeli regime and the US, forcing a halt to their attacks./tasnim