{"id":60069,"date":"2026-06-12T20:58:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T00:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/haifa-man-indicted-on-charges-of-espionage-for-iran-revealing-sensitive-information-during-war\/12\/06\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T20:58:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T00:58:07","slug":"haifa-man-indicted-on-charges-of-espionage-for-iran-revealing-sensitive-information-during-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/haifa-man-indicted-on-charges-of-espionage-for-iran-revealing-sensitive-information-during-war\/12\/06\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Haifa man indicted on charges of espionage for Iran, revealing sensitive information during war"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to police reports, the man transferred intelligence to Iranian-linked actors from January to March 2025, including during the recent Israeli-US war with Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An indictment was filed against a 44-year-old resident of Haifa for contacting a foreign agent and providing information to Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the indictment, Raanan Ben Haim Ohana carried out a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-854935\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:missions;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;missions&quot;}\" class=\"link \">missions<\/a> for an Iranian agent, some of which directly impacted state security in the context of Israeli operations in Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ohana was arrested in May on suspicion of working for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/israeli-indicted-allegedly-sending-sensitive-122128835.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Iranian intelligence agent;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Iranian intelligence agent&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Iranian intelligence agent<\/a> over the course of several months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to police reports, he transferred intelligence to Iranian-linked actors from January to March 2025, including during the recent Israeli-US war with Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Accusations against Ohana include providing the agent with detailed information about loopholes in security checks at ports and how weapons could be smuggled into Israel. He provided photographs of sensitive locations, including the Haifa waterfront and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/us-arsenal-gathers-middle-east-135516149.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:American warships;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;American warships&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">American warships<\/a>.<\/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-primary 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-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/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-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>The silhouette of a person, with Iran&#8217;s flag in the background (illustrative). (credit: Canva\/adi arianto, Wavebreakmedia from Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ohana reportedly received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/cryptocurrency\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:cryptocurrency;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;cryptocurrency&quot;}\" class=\"link \">cryptocurrency<\/a> payments totaling approximately NIS 2,500.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Latest of several espionage arrests<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Since the outbreak of the war with Iran in March, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/israeli-spy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:several Israeli citizens;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;several Israeli citizens&quot;}\" class=\"link \">several Israeli citizens<\/a> have been arrested and charged with espionage for Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Superintendent Maor Goren, head of the security division at the Israel Police\u2019s Lahav 433 major crimes unit, told KAN Bet that the arrest of Roi Mizrahi and Almog Atias in mid-May marked the 20th case his unit and the Shin Bet have handled over the past year involving Israelis suspected of spying for Iran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/world\/articles\/haifa-man-indicted-charges-espionage-001651329.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to police reports, the man transferred intelligence to Iranian-linked actors from January to March 2025, including during the recent Israeli-US war<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/haifa-man-indicted-on-charges-of-espionage-for-iran-revealing-sensitive-information-during-war\/12\/06\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60070,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/0d407de6f4f9ed7c489a32244cf7ffd1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60069"}],"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=60069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60069\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}