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Pentagon classifies Israeli counterintelligence as critical threat after detecting espionage targeting Trump negotiators on Middle East policy. Rising tension reflects Trump-Netanyahu friction over Iran strikes and regional strategy disagreement, signaling strained US-Israel partnership.

Pentagon raises threat of Israeli spying to ‘critical’: US media

June 07, 2026 09:56

Washington: The Pentagon has raised its counterintelligence threat level for Israel to its highest level, US media reported on Saturday.

The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) said Israel’s “ability to conduct human espionage and technical collection is at a ‘critical level’,” NBC News said, citing US officials.

The move came after concerns that Israel had been attempting to spy on top US officials to get information on “the Trump administration’s internal deliberations and decision-making on the conflicts in the Middle East,” the American network said.

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Pentagon raises threat of Israeli spying to ‘critical’: US media

Washington: The Pentagon has raised its counterintelligence threat level for Israel to its highest level, US media reported on Saturday. The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) said Israel’s “ability to conduct human espionage and technical collection is at a ‘critical level’,” NBC News said, citing US officials. The move came after concerns that Israel had been attempting to spy on top US officials to get information on “the Trump administration’s internal deliberations and decision-making on the conflicts in the Middle East,” the American network said.

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June 07, 2026 09:56

Washington: The Pentagon has raised its counterintelligence threat level for Israel to its highest level, US media reported on Saturday.

The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) said Israel’s “ability to conduct human espionage and technical collection is at a ‘critical level’,” NBC News said, citing US officials.

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