Israeli Police Warn of Iranian Text Messages Seeking Citizen Recruitment

Israeli citizens received recruitment and intimidation text messages from unknown numbers on Tuesday regarding contact with the Islamic Republic. ” The messages included offers to buy videos of the Iran war, which could be used against Israel, as well as invitations to “build your future” by contacting Iranian embassies in various countries to work with Iranian intelligence.

Other messages sought to intimidate Israelis with threats of military action. One message read, “We promised you would soon see stars in the night sky that are not stars…soon you will see the sun in the night sky…” Additional messages claimed that Israelis were being exploited by a government with no accountability.

“All Israelis are made to sacrifice themselves for the Prime Minister. He will never be arrested or tried. His courts are a farce,” another message read. Anyone who receives these messages is urged to ignore all attached links and files and to block the number, the police said.

The messages arrived against the backdrop of the recent Iran war, during which anti-missile batteries fired interception missiles toward incoming ballistic missiles launched from Iran.