Two Israeli soldiers have been arrested for allegedly spying for Iran, military officials announced Thursday.
The pair, both technicians in the Air Force, were arrested in March for “committing security offences for Iranian intelligence,” according to a joint statement by Israeli Police, Military Police, and the Shin Bet intelligence services.
Both were charged with passing information to the enemy, while one also faces charges of aiding the enemy in war and assisting in contact with a foreign agent. The second soldier also faces charges of contact with a foreign agent, according to a press release.
The two claimed under interrogation that “contact with the Iranian operators was severed after they refused to carry out missions involving weapons,” according to the statement.
But “even after the connection was severed at the operator’s initiative, they did not stop trying to renew the connection, for the purpose of financial gain,” it continued.
Military prosecutors filed an indictment against the pair Thursday morning.
For several months, Israel alleges, the two soldiers were in touch with Iranian intelligence elements and, “under their guidance, carried out a variety of missions for money.”
“One of the soldiers even passed on to an Iranian foreign agent materials from his military training relating to fighter jet systems,” according to the release.
Twenty-five Israelis and foreign residents in Israel were indicted for spying for Iran in 2025, according to Shin Bet’s annual report, published in February. It said recruitment attempts on Israelis increased by 400% compared to 2024.
