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Fighters from the Popular Resistance Brigades, a local militia, take part in a military parade in Idlib city during their graduation from a military course in the presence of the prime minister of the Syrian Salvation Government on February 17, 2022.
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<p><br /></p><p>In the months before Iranian ballistic missiles struck the Nevatim Airbase in October, Iran dispatched spies to film and photograph the site in southern Israel, according to Israeli authorities.</p><p>The Israel Police arrested the suspects in October, a group of seven Israelis living in Haifa, northern Israel, representing one alleged cell. They are among more than 30 Israelis arrested by Israeli authorities over the past year for allegedly carrying out missions for Iran – with the accusations ranging from photographing military bases to plotting to kill senior Israeli officials.</p>
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