Pentagon said to raise threat level on Israel spying to ‘critical’
Summary
The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency has raised the threat level for Israeli spying on the U.S. from "high" to "critical." This change comes amid fears that Israel is increasing its spying efforts on top U.S. officials during the ongoing conflict involving Iran.Key Facts
- The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) upgraded the spying threat from Israel to "critical" recently.
- The rise in threat level is linked to Israel’s aggressive spying on U.S. officials about the war with Iran.
- President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu have different views on ending the war.
- Reports say Israel has tried to surveil Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and top Pentagon officials.
- There have been past incidents of Israel trying to plant listening devices near U.S. intelligence agencies.
- The U.S. provides Israel with billions in military aid and weapons despite these spying concerns.
- The U.S. Congress is debating a defense bill to increase military research cooperation with Israel.
- The U.S. Department of Defense called the spying reports false but did not provide details.
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