Embassy photo and information about a MK: The GSS thwarted an Iranian network to recruit Israeli women for espionage missions

Indictments have been filed against residents of Holon, Kfar Saba, Beit Shemesh and Jerusalem, who were recruited on Facebook by a man impersonating a Jew living in Iran, named "Rambud Namdar."

"One of them passed on information about security in the mall, another was directed to approach a Knesset member and push her son to serve in intelligence to obtain information."

Amir Bohbot

12/01/2022

Wednesday, 12 January 2022, 15:32 Updated: 15:41

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Indictments have been filed against five Israeli citizens for contacts with Iranian intelligence agencies, the publication was allowed today (Wednesday).

As part of an investigation by the GSS and Lahav 433, three Israeli citizens, residents of Beit Shemesh, Kfar Saba and Holon, were monitored - and an

Iranian network that tried to recruit them was exposed.

It is reported that the reference to Israeli citizenship was made through Facebook, by someone who pretended to be a Jew living in Iran, named "Rambud Namdar".

Rambud Namdar (Photo: Shin Bet)

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