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US raised the threat level for Israeli spying to the maximum. Officials have reportedly been using burner phones and taking cautious precautions against surveillance in Israel.
The Pentagon elevated the threat level for Israeli spying activities to its maximum classification, signaling unprecedented concern about intelligence gathering directed at the US government. US officials have begun taking operational security measures including using burner phones and limiting surveillance exposure when in Israel. The escalation to the highest threat level is rare and reserved for the most serious intelligence threats.
This is an extraordinary move between two countries that are nominally close allies. Intelligence agencies do spy on each other all the time, but you don't usually see the Pentagon formally elevate an ally to the maximum threat level. The fact that it happened suggests the scale or intrusiveness of Israeli collection crossed a line that triggered a formal response. Officials taking burner phones to Israel signals real concern about what's being collected. When two countries get to this point, it usually means something broke in the relationship, or one side decided the other was collecting on things beyond acceptable bounds.
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