Two Israelis suspected of spying for Iran were arrested in recent months, the Israel Police and Shin Bet announced in a joint statement Tuesday, as a prosecutor’s declaration for coming indictments was filed against the pair.

Holon resident Maor Kringel, 26, was arrested in August after seven months of alleged espionage in the service of an Iranian agent, with whom he had been in contact since the start of the year. The other suspect was named as Tal Amram, also 26 and a resident of the city, whom Kringel recruited on behalf of the Iranians.

Police say that Kringel took photos of military bases and public locations in Israel, and even initiated contact with his handlers during the 12-day war with Iran this past June, with the intent of carrying out additional missions.

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