USA, Israel: "Reports of Pentagon alert over our espionage are false"

Turin, June 6 (LaPresse) – The Israeli embassy in Washington has denied the reports published by NBC claiming that the Pentagon had raised its counterintelligence alert level to the highest possible degree regarding Israel, due to concerns over potential espionage activities targeting US officials, describing them as "completely false." This was reported by Haaretz. The embassy stated that Israel "does not conduct intelligence collection operations against the United States and that its intelligence efforts are focused on hostile actors," adding that the allegations "are based on inaccurate information or political motivations."