{"id":56468,"date":"2026-02-05T08:16:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T13:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/shin-bet-chiefs-brother-indicted-for-aiding-hamas-during-wartime-in-gaza-smuggling-case\/05\/02\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T08:16:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T13:16:37","slug":"shin-bet-chiefs-brother-indicted-for-aiding-hamas-during-wartime-in-gaza-smuggling-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/shin-bet-chiefs-brother-indicted-for-aiding-hamas-during-wartime-in-gaza-smuggling-case\/05\/02\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Shin Bet chief&#8217;s brother indicted for aiding Hamas during wartime in Gaza smuggling case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Zini, along with others, was charged with aiding the enemy during wartime, prohibited dealings in property for terror purposes, obtaining something by aggravated fraud, and accepting bribes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/brother-shin-bet-chief-david-165503682.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bezalel Zini;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bezalel Zini<\/a>, brother of Shin Bet (Israeli Security Agency) Chief David Zini, was indicted on Thursday for his role in the organization smuggling goods into Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Zini, along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/millions-given-gaza-hamas-twelve-130459227.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:other defendants;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">other defendants<\/a>, was charged with aiding the enemy during wartime, prohibited dealings in property for terror purposes, obtaining something by aggravated fraud, and accepting bribes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the indictment, Zini was approached by one of his soldiers during his time as commander in the IDF sometime in August, 2025. He was offered and allegedly accepted a bribe, allowing for goods to be illegally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/idf-increase-gaza-border-security-031009929.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:smuggled into the Gaza Strip;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">smuggled into the Gaza Strip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Zini went on to participate in three separate smuggling operations, during which he allegedly made a profit of approximately NIS 365,000.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Israeli Authorities Probe Large-Scale Smuggling Network Moving Goods Into Gaza (credit: TPS-IL)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Cigarettes smuggled into Gaza by Zini led to millions for Hamas<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Prosecutors say the operation revolved primarily around the smuggling of tobacco products and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/article-885598\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:cigarettes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">cigarettes<\/a>, but also included other items such as mobile phones, batteries, vehicle parts, communication cables, heating and electrical equipment, and additional supplies. Zini&#8217;s smuggling consisted of only cigarettes and tobacco.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The indictments describe cigarettes as a particularly profitable commodity, alleging that the movement of tobacco into Gaza generated hundreds of millions of shekels for Hamas since the start of the war in a way that prosecutors say aided it financially and in its control over the population.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Sarah Ben-Nun and Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This is a developing story.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/shin-bet-chiefs-brother-indicted-124743081.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zini, along with others, was charged with aiding the enemy during wartime, prohibited dealings in property for terror purposes, obtaining something by<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/shin-bet-chiefs-brother-indicted-for-aiding-hamas-during-wartime-in-gaza-smuggling-case\/05\/02\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/afb1da179070f6c992486f8234464d10","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56468"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56468"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56468\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}