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Israeli intelligence investigates alleged 'spy-mugs' from Chinese embassy
[Jerusalem Post] Thermal mugs given to Israeli government offices by the Chinese embassy may have contained a listening device, government sources said on Tuesday.Then Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) began investigating the matter after finding a suspicious device in mugs the embassy sent to the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry and Transportation Ministry. The suspicions were first reported on Tuesday morning by Army Radio's diplomatic correspondent Moriah Asraf-Walberg. The mug arrived at the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry earlier this week without any prior announcement from the embassy, and security found the device before it reached Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen. Other ministries received text messages from the embassy: “On April 12, my colleague will deliver the Passover gift for you and the Minister at your Ministry entrance. Can you please ask someone to receive [it]?” On Sunday, the Shin Bet told ministries that any gifts from China must be scanned. Existing security instructions already required all gifts be checked by security before going to the ministers. They also must be authorized by a gifts committee before use by a minister. Posted by: Skidmark 2022-04-12 |
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