Overview
- The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court extended his detention by eight days on Jan. 29 before the District Court reversed the decision within a day and ordered house arrest.
- Investigators say anonymous online contacts asked him to provide photos of ultra-Orthodox protests and major Jerusalem streets.
- The journalist, who holds a government-issued press card, told investigators he did not realize the correspondents were allegedly linked to Iran.
- Attorney Nati Rom of Honenu says his client voluntarily contacted the Police Cyber Unit and denies any wrongdoing.
- Shin Bet and police have not disclosed the evidentiary basis as the national-security investigation into suspected Iranian outreach remains active.