Confirmed · Al-Mazra'a, Israel ·
Israel Police and Shin Bet say they arrested Wissam Ghaleb Saleh Awad, a resident of Mazra'a in northern Israel, on suspicion of photographing strategic and military sites and passing images to Iranian intelligence. The State Attorney's Office and prosecutors say he has been indicted on espionage charges for Iran, with prosecutors saying he offered his services out of anger over the war in Gaza. Reports give his age as 50 and name him with varying spellings; the Shraga Base and a Nahariya police station are named as filmed sites.
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Verification
Confirmed: 2 independent sources.
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Independent origins agree and an official record, a neutral body or an admission against interest backs it. That is strong evidence, not certainty; it can still change.
What we know and what remains unclear
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Independently reported
- What happened: Arrest raid · 2 origins
- Place: Al-Mazra'a, Israel · 2 origins
- Who did it: Shin Bet and police (same side as another named) · 2 origins
- Target: Wissam Ghaleb Saleh Awwad · 2 origins
Reported by one source or disputed
- Target: Israeli man from Al-Mazra'a · 2 origins, reports differ
- Target: Iranian agents · 1 origin, reports differ
- Time: 15 Nov (local date) · 1 origin
- Who did it: Israel Police (same side as another named) · 1 origin
- Who did it: Wisam Galeb Salah Awad · 1 origin
All details
| Detail | Reported | Reported by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| What happened | Arrest raid | ME Observer (Telegram); Israel Police (via JNS.org, The Jerusalem Post, Ynetnews); The Times of Israel; i24NEWS | 4 origins listed, counted as 2 independent |
| Place | Al-Mazra'a, Israel | ME Observer (Telegram); Israel Police (via JNS.org, The Jerusalem Post, Ynetnews); i24NEWS; consistent with it: @ynetalerts (Telegram); The Times of Israel; Israeli prosecutors (via Haaretz, Haaretz (English)) | 3 origins listed, counted as 2 independent |
| Time | 15 Nov (local date) | Israel Police (via JNS.org, The Jerusalem Post, Ynetnews) | One origin |
| Who did it | Shin Bet and police (same side as another named) | ME Observer (Telegram); Israel Police (via JNS.org, The Jerusalem Post, Ynetnews) | Reported by 2 independent origins |
| Who did it | Israel Police (same side as another named) | Israel Police (via JNS.org, The Jerusalem Post, Ynetnews) | One origin |
| Who did it | Wisam Galeb Salah Awad | Israel Police (via JNS.org, The Jerusalem Post, Ynetnews) | One origin |
| Target | Israeli man from Al-Mazra'a | ME Observer (Telegram); @ynetalerts (Telegram); Israeli prosecutors (via Haaretz, Haaretz (English)) | Reports differ |
| Target | Wissam Ghaleb Saleh Awwad | Israel Police (via JNS.org, The Jerusalem Post, Ynetnews); i24NEWS | Reported by 2 independent origins |
| Target | Iranian agents | Israel Police (via JNS.org, The Jerusalem Post, Ynetnews) | Reports differ |
Sources
- ME Observer (Telegram),
- Ynetnews,
- @ynetalerts (Telegram),
- Ynetnews,
- The Times of Israel,
- i24NEWS,
- @ynetalerts (Telegram),
- Ynetnews,
- JNS.org,
- The Times of Israel,
- Haaretz,
- Haaretz (English),
- The Jerusalem Post,
Changes
Changed 3 times. This event in the corrections and audit log
- : Unverified
- : Unverified to Single source
- : Single source to Corroborated
- : Corroborated to Confirmed
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