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NatSec/cyber/OSINT editor @ Haaretz ➡ http://htz.li/natsec
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Your car is spying on you – and these three Israeli firms are leading the surveillance race.

From hands-free systems to tire-pressure data, CARINT turns vehicles into powerful intelligence tools.
@omerbenj has the details
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Your car is spying on you – and Israeli firms are leading the surveillance race
From Hands-free Systems to Tire-pressure Data, a New Field Known as CARINT Turns Vehicles Into Powerful Intelligence Tools
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February 16, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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150 Gazans were permitted back in the week since Rafah crossing reopened.
Through eyewitness accounts, videos and satimages, we reconstruct the harrowing 5km road thru IDF controlled area, where Gazans endure interrogations and threats by militias

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Militias, interrogations and threats: The harrowing road back to Gaza
About 150 People Have Been Permitted to Enter the Gaza Enclave in the Week Since the Rafah Crossing Reopened. Eyewitness Accounts, Videos and Satellite Images Show How a Short Route Can Take an Entire...
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February 11, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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Militias, interrogations and threats: The harrowing 5km road for Gazans returning to the strip

by Yarden Michaeli, Rawan Suleiman, Nir Hasson
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Militias, interrogations and threats: The harrowing road back to Gaza
About 150 People Have Been Permitted to Enter the Gaza Enclave in the Week Since the Rafah Crossing Reopened. Eyewitness Accounts, Videos and Satellite Images Show How a Short Route Can Take an Entire...
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February 10, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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U.S. deports 8 Palestinians to West Bank using chartered bizjet which flew them to Israel. Jet belongs to Trump-linked Israeli-American real estate developer. Israeli security sources described it as "highly unusual"
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U.S. deports eight Palestinians to West Bank using private jet
A Private Jet Was Apparently Chartered Specifically by U.S. Authorities for the Deportation and Belongs to an Israeli-American Businessman, Haaretz Has Learned. Several Security Sources Familiar With ...
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January 22, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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Now in English
How ex-U.K. PM Blair - funded by Larry Ellison - became a regular fixture in Netanyahu's office, and what was Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris doing in Israel this week
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Ex-U.K. PM Tony Blair became a frequent visitor to Netanyahu's office during the Gaza war
Blair Is Seen as a Key Figure in Advancing International 'Day After' Plans for Gaza, Though Several Sources Say He Was Pushed Aside Amid Egyptian Opposition. Egyptian Billionaire Naguib Sawiris, Float...
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December 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Hacked in Pakistan: Israeli spyware firm Intellexa still active amid U.S. sanctions. New victims of Predator spyware identified, with secretive 0click Ad-based infections.
Bombshell expose by Omer Benjakob, Eliza Triantafillou, Lorenz Naegeli, Donncha Ó Cearbhaill
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Israeli Spyware firm Intellexa, owned by ex-intel officer, still active amid US sanctions
New Victims of Predator Spyware Identified, With Malicious TikTok Links Revealing New Targets, and Evidence Shows Egypt and Saudi Clients Still Active. Ad-based Infections Confirmed. Leaked Files and ...
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December 4, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Bibi Diary Reveals Close Ties With Republican Lawmakers - and Secret Call With UAE Leader
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Netanyahu diary reveals close ties with Republican lawmakers, call with UAE leader
Amid Israel's Tensions With the Biden Administration Over the Gaza War, the Israeli Prime Minister Met With U.S. Politicians, Including Mike Johnson and Lindsey Graham, Who Pushed Congress to Sanction...
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November 23, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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When Predatory Sparrow strikes Charming Kitten, a trove is exposed. We dug into the data, and found how Iran's elite Cyber unit targets Israel's most sensitive sites
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Charming Kitten exposed: Elite Iranian cyber unit targeting Israel's most sensitive sites
Haaretz Has Analyzed a Massive Leak That Exposed the Global Hacking Operations of One of the Revolutionary Guards' Top Hacker Units. Advanced Tools Were Used, Including in an Attempt to Break Into the...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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🚨 Shadowy "consulting firm" from Estonia owned by an Israeli, flew 350 Gazans to Indonesia, Malaysia,S. Africa. 3 groups departed on chartered flights from Eilat Airport. Firm was in contact with Israel’s “Voluntary Emigration Bureau”
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Shadowy firm run by an Israeli-Estonian has gotten hundreds of Palestinians out of Gaza
Haaretz Exposé | The Organization Offers Palestinians the Option to Pay About $2,000 for a Spot on Charter Flights to Destinations Such as Indonesia and South Africa. Its Website Claims It Was Founded...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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🚨 Shadowy "consulting firm" from Estonia owned by an Israeli, flew 350 Gazans to Indonesia, Malaysia,S. Africa. 3 groups departed on chartered flights from Eilat Airport. Firm was in contact with Israel’s “Voluntary Emigration Bureau”
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Shadowy firm run by an Israeli-Estonian has gotten hundreds of Palestinians out of Gaza
Haaretz Exposé | The Organization Offers Palestinians the Option to Pay About $2,000 for a Spot on Charter Flights to Destinations Such as Indonesia and South Africa. Its Website Claims It Was Founded...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Working in Israel on disinformation? (mitigating it, not spreading it). The Israeli Internet Association has a new grant (50K NIS) open to activists, initiatives, and orgs to develop new solutions. I'm on the board of the committee (w @avischarf.bsky.social etc)
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קול קורא: מענקים למענים טכנולוגיים וציבוריים לפיתוח חסינות והתמודדות עם איומי דיסאינפורמציה והפצת תוכן כוזב ברשתות בישראל
קול קורא למענקי פיתוח עבור ארגונים, יוזמות ופעילים המקדמים פתרונות ומענים טכנולוגיים וציבוריים לפיתוח חסינות והתמודדות עם איומי דיסאינפורמציה והפצת תוכן כוזב ברשתות בישראל…
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November 10, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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4/ Two additional campaigns revealed in the FARA docs involve hiring MAGA influencers to promote Israeli talking points, and developing a bot-network to "flood the zone" with those pro-Israeli messages
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AI hasbara: Israel pours millions into influencing U.S. evangelicals in churches, ChatGPT
Contracts Between Israel and Trump-linked Firms Reveal Campaigns and Plans to Target Millions of U.S. Churchgoers, Deploy Bots, Hire Influencers and Try to Make ChatGPT More pro-Israel
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November 6, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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3/ One part revealed in the FARA docs concerns tagging Christian worshippers while at church, in order to continue targeting them online with Israeli messaging.
Israeli Foreign Ministry claimed this aspect of the campaign would not be implemented
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November 6, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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2/ The focus on Christian audiences follows an unprecedented decline in support for Israel amid the war in Gaza - even among conservatives. Half of young Republicans (under age 50) now hold a negative view of Israel, up 15 percent since the war began.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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1/ Losing Republicans' support, Israel signed contracts to target millions of U.S. churchgoers, deploy bots, hire influencers and try to make ChatGPT more pro-Israel

Omer Benjakob dug in FARA docs and here's what he found
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AI hasbara: Israel pours millions into influencing U.S. evangelicals in churches, ChatGPT
Contracts Between Israel and Trump-linked Firms Reveal Campaigns and Plans to Target Millions of U.S. Churchgoers, Deploy Bots, Hire Influencers and Try to Make ChatGPT More pro-Israel
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November 6, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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What the Vatican, Israeli Arms Dealers and Jared Leto Have in Common?
An international investigation reveals a firm selling advanced surveillance tech. Unlike spyware, it leaves no forensic evidence

by Omer Benjakob @cr0ft0n.bsky.social @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social
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Everyone's a target: What the Vatican, Israeli arm dealers and Jared Leto have in common?
An International Investigation Reveals an Indonesian Company Selling Advanced Surveillance Tools Used to Track Journalists, Critics and Even a Prosecutor of Netanyahu – and How Israelis With Ties to A...
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October 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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NOW in English
Germany buys Israeli Spike missiles in 2 Billion Euro Deal
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Germany is buying Israeli-made Spike anti-tank missiles in 2 billion euro deal
The Major Deal Was Signed Through NATO With EuroSpike, Rafael's European Joint Venture, in Which It Holds a Stake. In 2025 Alone, Germany Purchased 315 Million Euros' Worth of Israeli Weaponry – More ...
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October 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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And Rashid Street further south
Planet Labs 15sep v 1sep
September 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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The Wharf
Planet Labs 15SEPv1SEP
September 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Central Gaza - here Daraj and Rimal - also evacuates, but at lesser pace (as of Sep15 imagery)
September 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Central Gaza - here Daraj and Rimal - also evacuates, but at lesser pace (as of Sep15 imagery)
September 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Here's Tel Al Hawa
September 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Fresh Planet Labs imagery (15Sep v 1Sep) shows already displaced Gazans leaving for the south. Most tents gone - as expected - first from north (Naser) and south (Tel El Hawa) n'hoods.
September 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Fresh Planet Labs imagery (15Sep v 1Sep) shows already displaced Gazans leaving for the south. Most tents gone - as expected - first from north (Naser) and south (Tel El Hawa) n'hoods.
September 17, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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Gazans displaced from the city set up tents in Deir al Balah
Planet Labs 14Sep/05Sep
September 16, 2025 at 12:29 PM