An Israeli couple was arrested within the central metropolis of Lod for allegedly conducting missions for Iranian intelligence, the Israeli police and the Israeli Workplace of the State Legal professional stated in separate statements on Thursday.
The 2, Rafael and Lala Guliyev, each aged round 32, carried out duties for Iranian brokers that recruit Israelis immigrating from Caucasus nations, the police acknowledged.
In response to the statements, Rafael Guliyev carried out monitoring, surveillance, and documenting missions at safety and different websites in Israel, together with the headquarters of the Mossad intelligence company, and forwarded data he collected to Iranian operators through Telegram utilizing a devoted encryption utility.
The police famous that he was additionally requested to seek out an murderer for his Iranian operators.
Rafael Guliyev was stated to have been assisted by his spouse in finishing up a few of these duties. In response to the police, the couple has acquired a complete of 26,000 U.S. {dollars} since their operations started in 2021.
In the meantime, Israel’s state-owned Kan TV information reported that an indictment was filed on Thursday in opposition to a resident within the metropolis of Bnei Brak, close to Tel Aviv, for allegedly helping a Palestinian squad from East Jerusalem in planning the assassination of an Israeli nuclear scientist within the curiosity of Iran. ■
