Israeli authorities filed more than 70 indictments over the past two years against people accused of having contact with the Islamic Republic's intelligence services. A Haaretz investigation found that most had no ideological motive and passed public information

Prosecutors say the defendant maintained contact with a person who identified himself as an Iranian intelligence operative, attempted to provide information benefiting the enemy…

The suspected charges are contact with a foreign agent and attempted transmission of information liable to benefit the enemy.