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Shafaq News/ Two Israeli reservists have been charged with
leaking classified information about the Iron Dome missile defense system to
Iran, Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth revealed on Monday.

According to the report, the Attorney General’s Office filed
charges of espionage, communicating with a foreign agent, and aiding an enemy
during wartime against two soldiers from the Kirya, Yuri Eliasivov and Georgi
Andreev, who pleaded guilty on all counts.

The investigation revealed that Eliasivov sent a video
containing “highly sensitive” information about the Iron Dome system to an
Iranian contact in exchange for financial compensation alongside Andreev whom
Eliasivov recruited.

Eliasivov, who was a former regular soldier in the Iron Dome
unit, admitted during interrogations that he was struggling financially and
began communicating with an Iranian individual via social media, who instructed
him to “paint graffiti in Tel Aviv as part of a test to prove his willingness
to cooperate.” Eliasivov received $2,500 for his actions, while Andreev was
paid just $50, according to investigators.

Lieutenant Sharit Peretz, an officer with the Lahav 433 unit
(a crime-fighting unit within the Israeli police), stated, “Eliasivov is
charged with aiding the enemy during wartime, a crime that carries a maximum
penalty of life imprisonment or even the death penalty,” as the video sent by
Eliasivov reportedly contains “highly sensitive information that could
compromise Israeli national security.”

A joint investigation conducted by the Israeli Military
Police, the Shin Bet (Israel’s internal security agency), and the Lahav 433
unit, uncovered the espionage operation early, but the
investigation remains active.