Tel Aviv, March 23 -- Israeli authorities arrested Edward Yusupov, a 65-year-old resident of Netivot, on suspicion of conducting surveillance and photography of sensitive security and infrastructure sites on behalf of an enemy country, it was cleared for publication on Sunday.

Yusupov had been in contact with an operator believed to be linked to an enemy country, carrying out assignments in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars, the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) and Police said.

According to investigators, Yusupov's activities began in October 2024, when he established contact with an individual who identified himself as an Azerbaijani citizen living in Dubai. Under this operator's direction, Yusupov conducted surveillance of cr...