'Israel' arrests ambulance driver over Iran espionage
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- Suspect accused of passing sensitive intelligence.
- Allegedly tracked senior 'Israeli' officials and key sites.
- Prosecutors say he received payment for espionage.
'Israeli' security forces submitted an indictment Thursday morning in the Haifa District Court against 34-year-old 'Israeli' citizen Amir Hisham Muhammad Titi, charging him with conducting intelligence operations on behalf of Iran following his arrest several weeks prior.
Titi, who worked as an ambulance driver, faces nine alleged counts in total: one count of assisting the enemy during wartime, two counts of transmitting information to the enemy with intent to harm state security, and six counts of transmitting information liable to benefit Iran and its proxies.
Collection of hospital emergency intelligence
During interrogation, Titi admitted to maintaining contact with hostile parties linked to Iran or Hezbollah since October 2024.
The initial contact occurred when Titi messaged an Instagram account purporting to belong to National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to request assistance in obtaining a firearm license.
Titi noted that while operating, he suspected his contacts were enemy agents rather than the minister.
Although Titi claimed in his final interrogation before the indictment that he did not know his contact was Iranian -a marked shift from his earlier accounts- prosecutors detailed an extensive series of intelligence operations.
Initially tasked with photographing 'Israeli' site impacts from Iranian ballistic missiles to identify weaknesses in the Iron Dome air defense system, Titi was unable to reach those locations.
His handlers then redirected him to gather intelligence accessible through his job, obtaining emergency protocols from various 'Israeli' hospitals along with dozens of photographs and written reports.
Surveillance of political leadership
The indictment revealed that Titi provided real-time reports to his handlers when President Isaac Herzog and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich visited the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya.
Titi transmitted a photo of President Herzog alongside his security detail during the visit.
His operations extended beyond medical facilities into public and high-security locations:
- Hostages square (Tel Aviv): Documented the area and, in August 2025, printed and distributed dozens of photographs of 'Israeli' hostages at a protest under instructions from his handlers for NIS 3,600.
- Amikam: Photographed locations across the town where former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant resides.
- Haifa: Photographed Horev Mall and was assigned to map the security camera system at the Haifa Museum of Art.
Financial compensation
'Israel' Police stated that Titi received tens of thousands of shekels for his intelligence work, funneled through his family members' bank accounts and a digital cryptocurrency wallet.
The prosecution noted that Titi also provided some intelligence without financial compensation solely to harm 'Israel'.
His highest-paid assignment yielded NIS 10,000 for transmitting data regarding the number of individuals killed and wounded during the conflict in March and April 2026.
As recently as May 2026, Titi's handler offered him NIS 50,000 to "find and hit" a specific target to be identified later; while Titi expressed willingness to carry out the task, the operation was never executed.
