Iran trying to set up espionage system: Israel

Jerusalem: Israel’s Shin Bet security service said on Thursday that it had uncovered an attempt by Iran to establish “espionage” cells in Israel.
The Shin Bet said in a statement that the attempt was discovered after a Jordanian national businessman was arrested in Israel on April 17, Xinhua news agency reported.
He was identified as Thaer Shafut, 32. The Shin Bet said that he is originally from the Hebron area in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
He was charged 10 days ago by the Military Advocate General’s Office with contacting an “enemy” and a hostile organisation and attempting to smuggle “enemy funds” into the area.
According to his indictment, he had entered Israel on behalf of Iranian intelligence to advance a plan to establish cells in Israel and in the West Bank for use to covert Iranian activity.
Shafut first came into contact with Iranian intelligence when he was in Lebanon where he met with two Arabic-speaking operatives, the Shin Bet’s statement said.