Avi Scharf

Avi Scharf

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NatSec/cyber/OSINT editor @ Haaretz ➡ http://htz.li/natsec ■ Prev: editor-in-chief @haaretzcom ■ I also follow planes

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Serbia's new Elbit drone factory, and the Netanyahu lawyer connection. President Vucic unveiled Serbia's first factory for Israeli drones. Zion Amir is one of three directors of the company now producing them in Belgrade My story with Sasa Dragojlo www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

haaretz.comSerbia's new Elbit drone factory and the Netanyahu lawyer connectionPresident Aleksandar Vucic unveiled Serbia's first factory for Israeli drones. Israeli lawyer Zion Amir is one of three directors of the company now producing them in Belgrade
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🚨CyberGlobes, an Israeli surveillance firm, has been secretly arming autocrats around the world with tech to target gay men, activists and protesters investigation Gur Megiddo and Omer Benjakob www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

haaretz.comTargeted: Gays and protesters. The Israeli cyber firm quietly arming autocratsAn investigation reveals how CyberGlobes software uses social media data to track and map protesters, regime critics, political activists and LGBTQ people. CyberGlobes: 'The report is distorted and mi...
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BOMBSHELL Investigation on @haaretzcom.bsky.social : Days before Hamas attacked, UAE President MBZ called Netanyahu to deliver a harsh warning. Netanyahu did nothing. He didn't even tell Israel's security chiefs www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

haaretz.comNetanyahu got an explicit warning before Oct. 7. He didn't brief security chiefsIn September '23, UAE President bin Zayed called Netanyahu to deliver a harsh warning. Netanyahu did nothing. An extensive investigation, conducted for a new book, reveals the PM's failures surroundin...

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An Air Force officer who tracked the militias via drones recounted: "We saw them arrive in 2-3 pickup trucks. They just ran and shot at people, entered every structure, looted everything they could get their hands on – and then burned down the house" www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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a Delaware LLC - with owner unknown - controls an Israeli Instagram page pushing viral pro-Netanyahu content ahead of the upcoming elections my latest, with Bar Peleg www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

haaretz.comProduction company employed by Likud publishes Netanyahu supporters' podcastsThe NVP production firm began publishing podcasts by pro-government media personalities, as well as Netanyahu's brother, after an American company with unknown owners acquired most of its shares
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Test in Morocco Exposes Covenant's Secret Cruise Missile. Covenant is one of the leading defense-tech firms operating in Israel. U.S. army photos and press release revealed their low-cost cruise missiles being tested last week in Morocco with Sagi Cohen www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

haaretz.comTest in Morocco exposes Covenant's secret cruise missileCovenant is one of the leading defense-tech firms operating in Israel. U.S. army photos and press release revealed their low-cost Anthem cruise missiles being tested last week in Morocco
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Ad-tech once used to track Iranian nuclear scientists, is now powering Israel's elections campaign. @omerbenj breaks down the dark tech toolbox, some of which is illegal, and subject to no election oversight www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

haaretz.comThe dark tech running Israel's election campaignsFrom ad-tech tools once used to track Iranian nuclear scientists to AI-generated phone calls, Israeli campaigns are deploying a vast tech arsenal to sway voters – with no regulator watching
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2/ Rafah's Swedish Village, now a full blown Israeli base on Egypt's border. satimages by Plant Labs PBC + fresh ground footage (from Nachala Settlement Movement WhatsApp group)

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2/ a senior U.S. official praised the relationship between Israel and the UAE since the signing of the Abraham Accords. He told Haaretz "the Emiratis are the only ones who work things out directly with Israel and don't come to me to solve their problems" www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

haaretz.comHow Israel's Elbit armed the United Arab EmiratesJust weeks after the Houthi attack on Abu Dhabi, Israel's largest arms manufacturer proposed supplying the UAE with a fleet of dozens of strategic drones. Leaked internal documents allegedly reveal th...
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Weeks after Houthis struck UAE, Israeli arms giant Elbit offered a fleet of strategic drones. Leaked docs reveal a bounty of systems sold, and tightening security ties that peaked with Iron Dome delivery and a secret wartime visit by Bibi www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

haaretz.comHow Israel's Elbit armed the United Arab EmiratesJust weeks after the Houthi attack on Abu Dhabi, Israel's largest arms manufacturer proposed supplying the UAE with a fleet of dozens of strategic drones. Leaked internal documents allegedly reveal th...
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2/ a senior U.S. official praised the relationship between Israel and the UAE since the signing of the Abraham Accords. He told Haaretz "the Emiratis are the only ones who work things out directly with Israel and don't come to me to solve their problems" www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

haaretz.comHow Israel's Elbit armed the United Arab EmiratesJust weeks after the Houthi attack on Abu Dhabi, Israel's largest arms manufacturer proposed supplying the UAE with a fleet of dozens of strategic drones. Leaked internal documents allegedly reveal th...
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Is someone close to Bibi manipulating Polymarket bets on the upcoming election? a Haaretz investigation reveals one account is betting big on Bibi. That account also won big on Iran @omerbenj + Dani Bar-on www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

haaretz.comIs someone close to Netanyahu manipulating Polymarket bets on his election win?Polymarket, where users can bet on virtually anything, is considered more reliable than election polls – the wisdom of the crowds who put their money where their mouth is. However, a Haaretz investiga...
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🚨Revealed: The Israeli firms who sold Spyware to Morocco long before the 'Abraham Accords' ■ top French and Spanish hacking targets ■ and NSO founder's diplomatic passport w Project Pegasus www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

haaretz.comRevealed • Israeli spyware in Morocco, French targets and NSO founder's diplomatic passportAn international investigation in partnership with Haaretz exposes the role of Morocco's intelligence apparatus in the affair, the penetration of devices of senior French and Spanish officials, and th...

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2/ And the latest scoop by @amaelleguiton.fr + Omer Benjakob: Fake Gaza charity is linked to the disinfo op in France, which was operated by shadowy Israeli firm www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

haaretz.comThe fake Gaza charity linked to the anti-left disinformation campaign in FranceA Network of Fake Fitness Coaches, Vietnamese Bots, Facebook Ads Aimed at Brits - and a Bogus 'Humanitarian Fund' for Gaza. A Haaretz and Libération Investigation Exposes a Digital Operation Whose Inf...
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So who's this shadowy Israeli firm Blackcore, embroiled in French disinfo op and now suspected of meddling in New York mayoral race? Here's Haaretz's joint investigation with Libération, which leads to an Israeli avatar generating firm.. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

haaretz.comRevealed: An anti-left influence operation in France leads to Tel AvivA Smear Campaign Distributed Phony AI-generated Nudes of a Left-wing French Candidate. A Haaretz-Libération Investigation Has Uncovered Systems for Building an Army of Avatars – Developed in Israel
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2/ And the latest scoop by @amaelleguiton.fr + Omer Benjakob: Fake Gaza charity is linked to the disinfo op in France, which was operated by shadowy Israeli firm www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

haaretz.comThe fake Gaza charity linked to the anti-left disinformation campaign in FranceA Network of Fake Fitness Coaches, Vietnamese Bots, Facebook Ads Aimed at Brits - and a Bogus 'Humanitarian Fund' for Gaza. A Haaretz and Libération Investigation Exposes a Digital Operation Whose Inf...
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'Server in the Sky' and hawk-eyes over Gaza+Lebanon: How Israeli drones became a 'target and intel generator'. /scoop by Omer Benjakob/ Documents expose how AI software and military hardware give Israeli UAVs unprecedented surveillance and offensive prowess www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

haaretz.com'Server in the Sky': How Israeli drones became a 'target generator' over GazaDocuments Expose How AI Software and Military Hardware Have Given Israel's Fleet of Unmanned Aircraft Unprecedented Surveillance and Offensive Prowess
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~66 USAF tankers on the ground at Tel Aviv airport, just a couple of days ago. There are several more stationed here, but they were airborn when the satellite snapped this shot Copernicus Sentinel

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Exposed: How Ukrainian wheat stolen by Russia is smuggled to Israel. My investigation, with the fab @yoruk.bsky.social , reveals how grain stolen from occupied Ukrainian territory has been sold to Israel. Profits from the shady operation are financing Putin's war www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

haaretz.comExposed: How Ukrainian wheat stolen by Russia is smuggled to IsraelA Haaretz Investigation Reveals How Grain Stolen From Occupied Ukrainian Territory Has Been Sold to Israel. The Profits of the Shady Operation Are Financing Putin's War
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Per information obtained by Haaretz, four shipments of stolen Ukrainian grain have already been unloaded in Israel this year. Another suspected ship - PANORMITIS - arrived at Haifa Bay this morning and is waiting its turn to enter the port www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

haaretz.comExposed: How Ukrainian wheat stolen by Russia is smuggled to IsraelA Haaretz Investigation Reveals How Grain Stolen From Occupied Ukrainian Territory Has Been Sold to Israel. The Profits of the Shady Operation Are Financing Putin's War

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The investigation, based on MarineTraffic data, imagery from Planet Labs + additional satimagery, shows how ships turn AIS off and go dark, load in occupied Ukrainian ports, then secretly transfer stolen grain at sea to bulk carriers, which unload in Israel www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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■ per IDF, in first 15 days of war (28Feb-14Mar) Iran launched ~340 ballistic missiles at Israel. ■ 18 missiles - 3 conventional and 15 cluster - struck population centers. ■ Yesterday+today: 3 more cluster missiles struck central Israel ■ Data: @yanivkub + @bar_peleg

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■ In 2025's 12day war Iran launched ~530 ballistic missiles at Israel ■ In first 12days of current war Iran launched ~250 missiles at Israel ■ Due fewer missiles/salvo, we have X2.5 more alerts per @bar_peleg / IDF ***** ■ per reports, just overnight Hezbollah launched ~200 rockets at Israel

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Fake Escort Services and Mothers' Day Cards: Israeli-owned Intellexa Spyware Targets and Exploits Journalists in Angola. by @omerben Investigation by Amnesty Tech @amnesty.org www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

haaretz.comFake escort services to greetings cards: Intellexa spyware targets journalists in AngolaAn Investigation Reveals That the Israeli-owned Intellexa Spyware Was Used to Hack the Head of Angola's Journalists Union as He Was Fighting the Regime's Surveillance of Reporters. Fake News Sites Mim...