Hundreds of Israelis received threatening phone calls over the weekend, the Israel Police said
(Sept. 28, 2025 / JNS) Hundreds of Israelis received threatening phone calls over the weekend, with a recorded Hebrew message attempting to recruit them to spy on behalf of Iranian intelligence, the Israel Police said on Saturday.
“In recent hours, hundreds of citizens have reported receiving phone calls from unknown numbers in which a caller offered to recruit them to an Iranian organization,” police confirmed via a statement on Facebook.
“The calls are intended to cause alarm during wartime and are attempts by Iranian intelligence to recruit Israeli citizens at home and abroad to advance espionage and terrorist activity in Israel,” it continued.