US Pentagon Escalates Threat Level Over Unprecedented Israeli Espionage Concerns
According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, The New York Times has detailed an unprecedented espionage crisis between Washington and Tel Aviv, prompting the Pentagon to elevate its threat level. Accusations suggest that the Israeli regime has conducted widespread infiltration and hacking operations against the personal phones and offices of high-ranking officials serving the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Pentagon security investigations have uncovered serious concerns regarding extensive efforts by Tel Aviv to conduct electronic and physical eavesdropping and tracking of senior U.S. officials. These individuals include Steve Vitcoff, Trump’s special envoy; Colby, a senior Pentagon policy advisor; and his deputy, Michael Demino, who is directly responsible for formulating Pentagon policy in the Middle East.
Citing American security sources, the report emphasizes that the regime’s motivation behind this intense wave of espionage was to decipher Trump’s strategy and comprehend the internal mechanisms and fluctuating positions of his administration concerning negotiations and political channels with Iran.
The New York Times warned that the heightened espionage threat level would lead to the implementation of new, stringent restrictions by the Pentagon to limit information sharing with Israeli officers.
The report highlighted crucial details documented by the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency regarding infiltration mechanisms. It referred to several significant incidents, including the apprehension of the regime’s military intelligence officers in 2021 while attempting to plant listening devices within the agency’s headquarters. It was also reported that attempts by Shin Bet officers to embed listening devices in a vehicle belonging to the Secret Service, which is responsible for protecting national leaders and diplomatic delegations, were thwarted.
According to Pentagon documents, Israeli espionage activities peaked in late 2024 as a means to counteract pressure from the Biden administration aimed at limiting the Israeli army’s attacks against the Gaza Strip. These persistent activities extended to the installation of malicious malware on the personal mobile phones of American personnel and security officials in occupied territories.
American sources stressed that the lifestyle of some senior Trump administration officials, such as their use of private jets, management of sensitive national security cases via personal mobile phones, and the abandonment of security escorts and protocols typically provided to U.S. embassy teams abroad, made them easy targets for Israeli eavesdropping.
