Israeli Arab Indicted For Spying For Iran On Ex-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant – The Yeshiva World

Israeli Arab Indicted For Spying For Iran On Ex-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant

Yoav Gallant. (Danny Shem-Tov/Knesset spokesperson)

An indictment was filed on Monday against an Israeli-Arab from northern Israel for allegedly spying on former defense minister Yoav Gallant for Iran.

The defendant, Fares Abu al-Hija, a resident of a village in the Galil, was arrested last month while gathering intelligence on Gallant.

His interrogation revealed that he was communicating with a foreign agent�confirmed by Shin Bet as Iranian intelligence�and carrying out tasks like hiding burner phones in Haifa and Kiryat Chaim, filming a Tel Aviv cafe, and filming streets near Gallant’s home in Amikam, a moshav in northern Israel, where he was caught red-handed.

In return he received $1,000 in payments via Binance.

At the conclusion of the investigation, the Haifa District Attorney�s Office filed an indictment against him in the Haifa District Court, charging him with the offense of contact with a foreign agent.

(YWN Israel Desk�Jerusalem)

1 Response

  1. Yaapchik says: February 16, 2026 8:49 am 8:49 am at 8:49 am

    And Gallant wanted to unite with the arab parties to make his party relevant! Enjoy your bosom buddies.

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