Israel's Shin Bet (GSS) security service said Wednesday that it had uncovered Iranian intelligence operating in the West Bank. According to the Shin Bet, an Iranian intelligence officer living in South Africa recruited and funded the West Bank-based operation. The main operative, a 29-year-old computer engineering student named Mohammed Maharmeh from the Hebron area was arrested. According to the Shin Bet, he was recruited into Iranian intelligence in 2015 by a relative, Bahar Maharmeh, who has lived in South Africa for the past several years.

Israel's Shin Bet (GSS) security service said Wednesday that it had uncovered Iranian intelligence operating in the West Bank. According to the Shin Bet, an Iranian intelligence officer living in South Africa recruited and funded the West Bank-based operation. The main operative, a 29-year-old computer engineering student named Mohammed Maharmeh from the Hebron area was arrested. According to the Shin Bet, he was recruited into Iranian intelligence in 2015 by a relative, Bahar Maharmeh, who has lived in South Africa for the past several years. via DoubleTapper http://ift.tt/2lNbgRd