More than 20 Israelis were suspected of illegally selling cruise missiles to foreigners. Bloomberg writes about this with reference to the Israeli General Security Service (intelligence service SHABAK).
The suspects are accused of illegally developing, producing and testing cruise missiles, which were then secretly sold to a certain state in Asia. Among them are former employees of the defense industry.
The investigation was carried out for several months by the Shabak, the police and the Israeli Ministry of Defense, together with the State Attorney's Office. “The suspects received instructions from elements associated with the same foreign state [that received the missiles] in exchange for the payment of significant cash and other benefits,” the statement said.
TASS, referring to the Shabak, writes that during the investigation, the investigators revealed new information “about the methods of work of foreign elements in relation to the Israelis.” The intelligence added that this case speaks of “potential damage to the security of the state.” The Shabak fears that Israel's advanced technologies could get into countries hostile to it.
