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Story Highlights and Impact 2024

Targeting Israelis I n a groundbreaking international investigation, Shomrim, as the
and Jews: Iran’s Israeli partner, revealed how Iran has been leveraging organized
Use of European crime networks in Europe to target Israeli and Jewish individuals.
Crime Networks The investigation exposed a sophisticated system in which criminal
organizations were recruited to carry out operations on behalf of Iranian
interests, posing significant security threats across European cities.
Daniel Dolev
Impact: The findings were widely covered by Israeli outlets
including Ynet, Calcalist, Mako, N12, Kan 11 and Yedioth Ahronoth,
as well as international platforms such as Der Spiegel (Germany),
Le Soir (France), Mediapart (France) and InfoLibre (Spain).

In November 2024, Ynet published a follow-up story citing the
investigation after the suspicious death of a senior criminal figure
recruited by Iran to carry out attacks on Jewish and Israeli targets in
Europe.

Illustration: Justine Vernier - Mediapart

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