The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) is the Jewish state's primary internal security service, focusing primarily on internal security, exposing terrorist rings, and intelligence efforts in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Also known as the Shabak, it makes up one of the three arms of Israel's intelligence community, alongside the Mossad (foreign intelligence) and Aman (military intelligence).
Like the Mossad, despite being a security agency, the Shin Bet does not operate under the Defense Ministry and instead answers to the prime minister.
The current head of the Shin Bet is Ronen Bar, appointed in 2021 by then-prime minister Naftali Bennett.
According to the police, Amoyal knew he was communicating with Iranian agents but consented to carry out operations on their behalf regardless.
The terrorists planned to carry out terror activities against IDF troops and the State of Israel from within the compound in the area.
The operations also led to the elimination and arrest of dozens of Hamas terrorists.
"Team Tequila," the Shin Bet's counterterrorism squad was reportedly at the scene.
Among the unfulfilled goals of the cells was the assassination of an Israeli nuclear scientist and former military officials.
The suspect's interrogation revealed that he had been in contact with an individual dubbed "Eliad," who proposed he spray paint graffiti against the Israeli government.
Cohen said he saw the request not as eavesdropping but rather as “using tools against anyone who is privy to the secret, including wiretapping.”
The attorney general’s office wrote in a legal opinion in November that the bill proposal “gives almost decisive weight to the freedom of action of Knesset members."
The hacking was conducted via phishing attempts against various individuals, including Israeli politicians, academics, and media personalities.
The indictment charged Muhammed Amash with security offenses, which include membership in a terror organization and support of it and incitement to terrorism.
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