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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 423

Israeli spies

Iranian Revolutionary Guard cadets march during an annual military parade marking the anniversary of the beginning of war against Iran by former Iraqi Dictator Saddam Hussein 44 years ago, in front of the shrine of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, September 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
September 23, 2024, 1:40 am
Iran’s IRGC says it arrested 12 people for alleged collaboration with Israel
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says alleged spies were connected to ‘series of actions planned against our country’s security’; Tehran frequently claims to foil Mossad plots
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Planes at the Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, March 19, 2020. (Hassan Ammar/AP)
August 25, 2023, 8:54 pm
Lebanon claims to arrest 2 Israeli spies trying to flee country
Official says pair caught at Beirut airport confessed to ‘carrying out certain operations inside Lebanon’
By ToI Staff
Marcelle Ninio (YouTube screenshot)
October 23, 2019, 7:40 pm
Marcelle Ninio, Israeli spy jailed by Egypt in infamous Lavon Affair, dies at 90
Agent spent 14 years in an Egyptian prison for her role in the failed false flag operation that came to be known in Israel as ‘The Bad Business’
By ToI Staff
'A Long Night in Paris,' by Dov Alfon, right. (Courtesy/Geraldine Aresteanu)
May 25, 2019, 2:21 pm
Israeli ex-agent’s thriller reflects hi-tech spy world where enemies never meet
Journalist Dov Alfon’s ‘A Long Night in Paris’ updates classic James Bond intrigue for a cyber-heavy era
By JP O’ Malley
Tourists takes pictures, as the sun sets over the Mediterranean Sea in Beirut, Lebanon, on June 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar/File)
April 24, 2019, 8:00 pm
Lebanon warns that Israel is seeking to insert spies posing as tourists
Local press says online offers of organized trips are cover for effort to recruit agents who will spy for the Jewish state
By ToI Staff
Journalist Matthew Kalman interviews author Matti Friedman about his new book, 'Spies of No Country,' at a Times of Israel/Beit Avi Chai event on April 10, 2019, in Jerusalem. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)
April 11, 2019, 2:40 pm
Decades before ‘Fauda,’ Israel’s first spies assumed Arab identities in Beirut
At a packed event, author Matti Friedman relates that a well-conjugated Arabic verb was the difference between life and death for the Jews who founded Israel’s intelligence agency
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Matti Friedman’s newest book is 'Spies of No Country: Secret Lives at the Birth of Israel.' (Mary Anderson/Algonquin Books/via JTA)
March 9, 2019, 6:47 am
How Israel welcomed Jews from Arab lands — as spies
A new book tells the story of Palmach’s Arab Section, and its young Mizrahi Jewish agents who gained society’s respect through their ability to cross borders undetected
By Emily Burack
Ziad Itani, a Lebanese stage actor who was indicted on charges of collaborating with Israel and drug possession, sends kisses to his supporters after he was released by Lebanese authorities, at his house, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
May 29, 2018, 7:03 pm
Lebanon charges officer for framing actor as spy for Israel
Lieutenant Colonel Suzanne Hajj indicted for fabricating case of collaboration with Israel against Ziad Itani as part of revenge plot
By AFP
Yossi Cohen, then the national security adviser, is seen in a committee meeting at the Knesset on December 8, 2015, sitting behind Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 2, 2018, 12:09 pm
Israel’s Mossad spy agency shrouded in mystery and mystique
Netanyahu’s dramatic display of materials about Iran’s nuclear program, seized from Tehran, marked rare case of Israel going public about an operation of its top secret spy agency
By Aron Heller
Salma Hayek, left, Sacha Baron Cohen, center, and Isla Fisher pose together at the 2013 BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013 in Beverly Hills, Calif. (photo credit: Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
April 12, 2018, 2:11 pm
Sacha Baron Cohen to play Israeli spy Eli Cohen on Netflix
‘The Spy,’ a six-episode drama on Mossad agent executed by Syria, will be written by Gideon Raff, creator of ‘Homeland’
By Sue Surkes
A file picture taken on July 18, 2013, shows Lebanese writer and actor Ziad Itani performing on stage in the capital Beirut. (AFP/Anwar Amro)
March 13, 2018, 7:30 pm
Lebanese actor accused of spying for Israel released from jail
Officials now suspect Ziad Itani was framed by disgruntled ex-security agent who hired a hacker to link him to the Mossad
By ToI Staff
A file picture taken on July 18, 2013, shows Lebanese writer and actor Ziad Itani performing on stage in the capital Beirut. (AFP/Anwar Amro)
March 4, 2018, 3:29 am
Lebanese agent said to have framed actor accused of collaborating with Israel
Blaming him for her firing from security service, former official reportedly hired a hacker to link Ziad Itani to Mossad
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A file picture taken on July 18, 2013, shows Lebanese writer and actor Ziad Itani performing on stage in the capital Beirut. (AFP/Anwar Amro)
November 29, 2017, 7:18 pm
Lebanese actor indicted for allegedly collaborating with Israel
Prosecutors say Ziad Itani helped Israeli female spy collect information about Lebanese politicians and journalists
By AP and AFP
A file picture taken on July 18, 2013, shows Lebanese writer and actor Ziad Itani performing on stage in the capital Beirut. (AFP/Anwar Amro)
November 24, 2017, 9:40 pm
Lebanon arrests prominent actor over ‘collaboration’ with Israel
Authorities claim Ziad Itani has confessed to being tasked with monitoring top political figures
By AFP
Illustrative photo of Lebanese troops (photo credit: AP/Hussein Malla)
October 7, 2017, 10:50 am
Lebanon says it arrested 3 spies working for Israel — report
Officials tell local newspaper the men were gathering information on Hezbollah and conveying it to Mossad
By ToI Staff
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