A person who did compulsory military service in Israel was sentenced to 5 years in prison on the grounds that he was engaged in espionage activities on behalf of Iran.
The sentence of the soldier who spied on behalf of Iran in Israel has been announced. The Israeli army announced that a soldier who was doing his compulsory military service was sentenced to 5 years in prison on the grounds that he was involved in espionage activities on behalf of Iran.
The army stated that the soldier in question was convicted of contacting a foreign agent and transferring information that could benefit the enemy, following a joint investigation carried out by the Military police, Israeli police and the domestic intelligence agency Shin Bet. "Finally feeling under pressure, the defendant reported contact with a foreign agent to a personnel in his unit and was referred to Shin Bet custody the next day," the army said.
The military prosecutor's office demanded a 7-year prison sentence, emphasizing the seriousness of the defendant's actions and the risk he posed. However, the military court considered the fact that the defendant did not share any military information he obtained during his duty, cut off his connection with the Iranian agent and reported the incident to his commanders, as mitigating factors and sentenced him to 5 years in prison.
In the news in the Israeli press, it was stated that the soldier received various job offers from people, some with Iran connections, via the messaging application Telegram in 2025, and that an Iranian agent offered the soldier money in return for taking various photographs and images. In the news, it was stated that the soldier sent two videos containing missile intercept images taken in civilian areas during the war with Iran in June 2025 to the Iranian agent, and it was stated that the soldier received payment in return for these images. It was stated in the news that the soldier also forwarded various videos he found on the internet, including images showing the moment a missile hit, to the Iranian agent. - TEL AVIV