The Daily Populous Sunday June 7th, 2026 morning edition
Authored by jpost.com and submitted by NicolasCageFan492

The Pentagon has raised its estimates of Israeli espionage activity against the United States to the highest level in history, according to a Saturday report by NBC News citing two US officials.

The report claimed that the Pentagon has raised its counterintelligence threat assessment of Israel to the highest possible, with the main reason being tensions between Israeli and American officials over how to proceed in the war with Iran and its proxy terror groups.

According to the officials cited by NBC, an internal message issued by the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency reportedly raised the level for Israel to “critical."

The New York Times reported that US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, the Pentagon's top policy officer, Elbridge A. Colby, and one of the Defense Department's senior officials, Michael P. DiMino IV, were among those targeted.

The DIA assessment included a seven-page brief on the threat level and even featured charts, according to the NBC sources, while The New York Times reported that the decision to raise the threat level was taken after US personnel operating in Israel reported that software to tap their communications had been installed on their phones.

U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025. (credit: JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS)

Israel, US call report 'completely false'

The Israeli Embassy of Washington said in a statement that the information of espionage was "completely false," with a spokesperson adding that “Israel does not gather intelligence on American entities, let alone US government officials.”

“Israel's intelligence collection efforts are aimed at its enemies, not its allies. Any claims to the contrary are either misinformed or politically motivated,” the statement added.

The Pentagon declined to comment, while the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which oversees the Pentagon's DIA, did not respond to NBC's request for comment.

30mil on June 6th, 2026 at 18:53 UTC »

"US personnel operating in Israel reported that software to tap their communications had been installed on their phones."

The Israeli Embassy of Washington said in a statement that the information of espionage was "completely false," with a spokesperson adding that “Israel does not gather intelligence on American entities, let alone US government officials....Israel's intelligence collection efforts are aimed at its enemies, not its allies. Any claims to the contrary are either misinformed or politically motivated,” the statement added.

Gee, who to believe.

RaspberryCommie on June 6th, 2026 at 18:53 UTC »

You mean the nation that has been spying on us and stealing secrets and technology from us for the last 50 years is spying on us? I'm shocked!

Fearless-Pop-1159 on June 6th, 2026 at 18:47 UTC »

these mods on Reddit are straight idf/israel intel deleting any israel related material

u hack this site, you will likely find real identities of israel cyber team