Pentagon Elevates Israel Espionage Threat to Record High Amid US Tensions
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The Pentagon reportedly raised Israel's counterintelligence threat level to 'critical'—the highest in history—citing tensions with the United States over how to handle the Iran war and its proxies. NBC News cited two US officials saying an internal Defense Intelligence Agency briefing noted the rise after reports that software to tap US personnel’s communications had been installed on their phones in Israel. Israel denied the espionage claims, and a White House official said the story was false, with the Pentagon declining to comment.
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- Trump’s Defense Department Sees Growing Espionage Threat From Israel The New York Times
- Pentagon raised threat of Israeli spying on U.S. to highest level, sources say NBC News
- US worried Israel increasing efforts to spy on Witkoff, other senior officials — report The Times of Israel
- The espionage affair: Who is driving a wedge between the US and Israel? Ynetnews
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