Israeli sentenced to 55 months in prison for spying for Iran, photographing Gallant's house
The judge said Abu al-Hija acted in a planned, sustained manner for about $3,600 and posed high potential harm to state security.
- On Tuesday, the Haifa Court sentenced Fares Abu al-Hija, an Israeli citizen, to 55 months in prison after he was convicted under a plea agreement for contact with an Iranian foreign agent.
- From October 2025 to January 2026, Abu al-Hija performed tasks for a handler named "Martin" via Telegram, receiving about $3,600 for assignments including photographing the home of former Defense official Yoav Gallant.
- Prosecutor Yaniv Zohar requested five to eight years, citing financial gain during wartime, while defense attorney Adel Dabbah argued the acts were not at the highest severity level and lacked ideological motivation.
- Judge Avi Levy explained the sentence by noting the defendant acted in a planned, sustained manner that posed high risk to state security, while also crediting his confession, remorse, and lack of criminal record.
- The court added a two-year suspended sentence, considering Abu al-Hija's family circumstances including his parents' serious health conditions and the effect of his arrest on their mental state.
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The man was accused of working for Iran. Also the Iranian president's warnings before participating in the UN General Assembly and Tehran's conditions to reopen Ormuz.
Israeli jailed 4.5 years for spying for Iran, gathering intelligence on Yoav Gallant
Fares Abu al-Hija carried out paid tasks for a Telegram handler known as ‘Martin,’ hid phones, photographed sites and traveled to Gallant’s home in Amikam, where he was arrested
Israeli sentenced to 55 months in prison for spying for Iran, photographing Gallant's house
The Israeli, Fares Abu al Hija, 32, of Kaukab Abu al Hija, is alleged to have conducted spying operations for Iran, including taking photographs of former defense minister Yoav Gallant's house.
Israeli Man Gets 4½ Years in Prison for Spying on Gallant’s Home for Iran
An Israeli man who admitted carrying out intelligence assignments on behalf of an Iranian operative, including photographing the home of then-Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, was sentenced Tuesday to four and a half years behind bars. The Haifa Magistrate’s Court handed down the sentence to Pars Abu al-Hij’a, 32, an Arab Israeli from Jisr az-Zarqa, after his conviction on charges stemming from his communications with a foreign intelligence…
On Tuesday, the Haifa District Court sentenced a man accused of spying for Iranian authorities to four and a half years in prison and who would have even managed to make a recording near the home of former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
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