DIA Elevates Israeli Counterintelligence Threat to Critical

The Defense Intelligence Agency raised Israel's counterintelligence threat assessment to the critical level in recent weeks, citing expanded human and technical collection targeting senior U.S. officials, per two current and one former U.S. official cited by NBC News.

The seven-page DIA document, which includes a comparative chart, flags specific incidents tied to U.S.-Israel divergences over Iran negotiations and Lebanon operations; daily intelligence sharing remains unaffected.

U.S. personnel have been advised to apply heightened precautions during travel or meetings with Israeli counterparts, consistent with long-standing practices documented in prior counterintelligence guidance.