Svmuu News: Eli Lavon, an American citizen studying at an ultra-Orthodox seminary in Jerusalem, has been indicted by Israel on espionage-related charges. According to the indictment, Eli Lavon faces two counts of contacting foreign agents and 14 counts of transmitting information that could benefit the enemy.
Prosecutors allege that Lavon was recruited via Telegram to photograph sensitive locations and place hidden items containing coded messages for contacts linked to Iran, for which he received a total of approximately $1,379 in cryptocurrency from two contacts. Lavon’s attorney, Raz Bar Tzvi, told CNN that being contacted online by foreign actors does not mean one is a spy, and stated that the facts outlined in the indictment are insufficient to support the charges. (Decrypt)