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Shin Bet says it thwarted Iranian operation to recruit Israeli assets
2019-07-25
[IsraelTimes] Operative said to use fake Facebook profiles to contact potential spies in Israel, West Bank and Gazoo, with goal of gathering intel on strategic sites, carrying out terror attacks.

Israel has busted an Iranian intelligence network that tried to recruit spies in Israel, the West Bank and the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamaswith about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
Strip, the Shin Bet security service said in a statement Wednesday.

The network was operated from Syria by an operative called "Abu Jihad," who worked to recruit Israeli intelligence assets through a series of fake profiles on Facebook and other social media sites, the agency said. Afterwards, the contact would be maintained via instant messaging apps.

Abu Jihad, who received orders from Tehran, was tasked with gathering information on Israel Defense Forces bases, cop shoppes, individuals, hospitals and other possible targets for a potential Iranian terror attack.

According to the Shin Bet, the Iranians managed to recruit at least one person to provide information and try to carry out attacks against military and civilian Israeli targets.

The security agency said the vast majority of the attempts to reach out on Facebook were ignored by Israelis because the fake profiles set up by Abu Jihad and his associates appeared suspicious.

It added that recruiting assets via social media is a common practice among terror groups, and that similar tactics have recently been employed by Hamas, the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood, and Hezbollah.
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