Pentagon raised threat of Israeli spying on U.S. to highest level, sources say
The counterintelligence threat level was raised by the Defense Intelligence Agency in recent weeks after growing concerns that Israeli espionage had become more aggressive than usual, sources say.
AI Summary
The Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency raised the counterintelligence threat level for Israeli espionage to "critical" amid concerns that Israel is aggressively spying on top U.S. officials to obtain information on internal deliberations about Middle East conflicts. The upgrade comes as tensions grow between the U.S. and Israel over the war with Iran. The DIA assessment cites Israel's "critical level" ability to conduct human espionage and technical collection, referencing specific incidents.