According to KhabarOnline, an Iranian News Agency, Speaking in his first public address since assuming office in March, Yossi Karadi said Tehran had hacked parking lot cameras and road surveillance systems across Israeli territory to monitor the movements of senior Israeli figures and to design targeted operations against them. According to The Jerusalem Post, Karadi revealed that at least 1,200 cyber operations based on social engineering had been carried out, with each campaign separately targeting thousands of Israeli citizens.
He noted that these infiltrations peaked during the 12-day conflict in June. In one particularly sensitive incident, Iran allegedly managed to seize control of a camera near the Weizmann Institute shortly before a ballistic missile struck the facility.
Karadi further claimed that, as part of efforts to amplify the psychological impact of the attack, threatening emails were sent to staff members working in the targeted sections of the institute prior to the strike. He added that leaked information was later selectively released “to deepen fear and insecurity.”
The disclosures come amid Israel’s direct military assault on Iran, launched on June 13, which targeted nuclear installations, military facilities, and civilian infrastructure, including residential neighborhoods, medical centers, and Evin Prison. According to reports from Iran, the attacks resulted in the deaths of approximately 1,070 Iranian citizens, among them senior military commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians, including women and children.
In response, Iran carried out Operation True Promise 3, launching drones and ballistic missiles at designated strategic and security targets inside Israel. Local and international reports indicated that several Iranian projectiles successfully penetrated Israel’s multi-layered air defense systems and struck their intended targets, despite strict media censorship imposed by Israeli authorities.
At the same time, Karadi announced that Israel is on the verge of signing a new strategic agreement with Germany aimed at developing the “next generation of national cyber defense,” a move widely seen as a response to what Israeli officials describe as growing Iranian cyber capabilities.
These developments underscore how the confrontation between Iran and Israel has expanded well beyond missiles and drones into the complex arenas of cyber infiltration, intelligence warfare, and psychological operations—fields whose consequences extend beyond the Middle East into the evolving architecture of global cyber security.
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