'The New York Times reported this evening (Saturday) that American intelligence reports state that Israel has intensified its efforts to spy on senior officials in the United States - and as a result, the Pentagon raised the threat level from Israeli espionage to "critical.". <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the report, among the targets of surveillance were US President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, senior Pentagon policy advisor Elbridge Colby, and his deputy, Michael Dimino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the report, American officials estimated that Israel was seeking information about Trump's changing positions regarding talks with Iran. It was also claimed that raising the threat level could lead to new restrictions on sharing information with Israeli officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
'The New York Times reported that American security personnel in Israel have identified eavesdropping software secretly installed on their phones. Two senior U.S. military officials said that American teams operating in Israel or with Israeli counterparts operate under strict security procedures to protect cellular devices and other electronic assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the US Defense Intelligence Agency report, espionage incidents increased in late 2024 and continued throughout 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was also reported that senior American officials expressed concern about the use of personal phones and private planes by Trump administration officials while handling national security matters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
An American official told the newspaper that this conduct made them an "easy target for eavesdropping" for intelligence services of both allies and rivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The White House and Israel denied the reports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Israeli Embassy in Washington responded: "The claim in the report is completely false. Israel does not collect intelligence on American officials, and certainly not on senior officials in the American government. Israel's intelligence-gathering efforts are directed at its enemies, not its allies. Any other claim on the subject is based on incorrect information or is motivated by political considerations.".<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, a senior official who spoke to The New York Times claimed that Israeli intelligence gathering activity against senior American officials in the second Trump administration was "unbridled.".<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u05dc\u05e4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d3\u05d9\u05d5\u05d5\u05d7 \u05d1'\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d9\u05d5\u05e8\u05e7 \u05d8\u05d9\u05d9\u05de\u05e1', \u05d1\u05d9\u05df \u05d4\u05d9\u05e2\u05d3\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05de\u05e2\u05e7\u05d1 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d5 \u05e1\u05d8\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d5\u05d5\u05d9\u05d8\u05e7\u05d5\u05e3, \u05d0\u05dc\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05d3\u05d2' \u05e7\u05d5\u05dc\u05d1\u05d9 \u05d5\u05de\u05d9\u05d9\u05e7\u05dc \u05d3\u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5 \u2022 \u05d4\u05d3\u05d5\u05d7 \u05d4\u05d0\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05e7\u05e0\u05d9 \u05de\u05ea\u05d0\u05e8 \u05e0\u05d9\u05e1\u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea \u05dc\u05d4\u05d8\u05de\u05e0\u05ea \u05d0\u05de\u05e6\u05e2\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d0\u05d6\u05e0\u05d4, \u05dc\u05e6\u05d3 \u05d7\u05e9\u05e9 \u05de\u05d4\u05d0\u05d6\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea \u05dc\u05d8\u05dc\u05e4\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd \u05e9\u05dc \u05d0\u05e0\u05e9\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d9\u05d8\u05d7\u05d5\u05df \u05d0\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05e7\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \u2022 \u05d4\u05e4\u05e0\u05d8\u05d2\u05d5\u05df \u05d4\u05e2\u05dc\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d3\u05e8\u05d2\u05d4 \u05d4\u05de\u05e8\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05d0\u05ea \u05e8\u05de\u05ea \u05d4\u05d0\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05d4\u05e0\u05e9\u05e7\u05e4\u05ea \u05de\u05e4\u05e2\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea \u05de\u05d5\u05d3\u05d9\u05e2\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9\u05ea \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc\u05d9\u05ea","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":1054105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[2566,943,3152],"class_list":["post-1054104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-24","tag-2566","tag-943","tag-3152"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n