An indictment was filed against a 44-year-old resident of Haifa for contacting a foreign agent and providing information to Iran.
According to the indictment, Raanan Ben Haim Ohana carried out a series of missions for an Iranian agent, some of which directly impacted state security in the context of Israeli operations in Iran.
According to police reports, he transferred intelligence to Iranian-linked actors from January to March 2025, including during the recent Israeli-US war with Iran.
Accusations against Ohana include providing the agent with detailed information about loopholes in security checks at ports and how weapons could be smuggled into Israel. He provided photographs of sensitive locations, including the Haifa waterfront and American warships.
Ohana reportedly received cryptocurrency payments totaling approximately NIS 2,500.
Since the outbreak of the war with Iran in March, several Israeli citizens have been arrested and charged with espionage for Iran.
Superintendent Maor Goren, head of the security division at the Israel Police’s Lahav 433 major crimes unit, told KAN Bet that the arrest of Roi Mizrahi and Almog Atias in mid-May marked the 20th case his unit and the Shin Bet have handled over the past year involving Israelis suspected of spying for Iran.
