The public prosecution in Haifa filed an indictment against Israeli citizen Muhammad Khalaf, 25, a resident of Baqa al-Gharbiyye, on charges of spying for an Iranian operator. The indictment includes details on contact beginning through a temporary job advertisement on Telegram, cooperation in exchange for cryptocurrency payments, and tasks involving collecting security information, hiding money and objects in public places, and using AI tools. Later media reports addressed the disclosure of details of an espionage operation inside Israel on behalf of Iran.
Euronews focused on the full details of the indictment, the accused and the recruitment and payment methods, while twaslnews1 limited itself to a brief report headlined that Israel revealed details of an espionage operation for Iran, and Erem News carried the same headline while noting the absence of additional information on the timing of the operation, the identity of the suspects, or the party that announced the disclosure.