Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityAccording to a statement by the agency, a multinational effort foiled Iran's plan to recruit Israelis and other individuals able to enter the country, through intermediaries acting on its behalf, to gather intelligence on potential targets and identify ways to attack themShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJonathan Lis10:28 PM • July 23 2026 IDTThe Mossad thwarted an Iranian plot to infiltrate operatives into Israel and target senior officials, the agency said in a statement Thursday.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:TerrorismMossadShin BetIranIsrael intelligenceIsrael - Iran2026 Israel-Iran WarCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesU.S.-Saudi DealIranGazaPalestinian AuthorityLindsey GrahamIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastMossad Says It Foiled Iranian Plot to Assassinate Senior Israeli OfficialsAre These the People Who Will Reverse the Damage Netanyahu Did to Israel?Ex-coalition MK: Lawmakers Were Ordered to Film Their Vote for PM Watchdog PickEven if Israel Ends Settler Violence, the Violence of the Occupation Will RemainEilat Resident Arrested on Suspicion of Murdering a Migrant Worker in JerusalemRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World Cup'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli ElectionHélène Cixous: 'I Accept Israel's Existence, but I Don't Identify With It'