Shin Bet arrests Israeli accused of working with Iran to target ben Gvir, former army chief Halevi – Middle East Monitor

The Israeli police, acting on instructions from the Shin Bet security service, arrested on Thursday an Israeli–American citizen, Yaakov Perl, 49, on suspicion of security offences linked to espionage for Iran, according to Israeli media.

The Israeli news website i24 reported that Perl had been living in Morocco in recent years and arrived in Israel in July 2025 to carry out intelligence-gathering tasks under Iranian direction.

According to the investigation, as…