Indictment: Ambulance driver collected information on hospitals and sent it to Iran

Another Israeli has been implicated in espionage for Iran. An indictment was filed this Thursday in the Haifa District Court against 34-year-old Amir Titi from the village of Ba'na, charging him with performing security-related tasks for Iranian intelligence agencies.

Prosecutors allege that Titi used his position as an ambulance driver to gather intelligence. Among other actions, he documented a visit by President Isaac Herzog to the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya and photographed the moshav of Amikam, where former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant resides. Titi was arrested late last month following a joint operation by the Shin Bet and the Northern District Police.

Investigations revealed that Titi leveraged his access to hospitals to provide his handler with data on medical facility readiness during routine and emergency situations. Beyond his professional duties, Titi was tasked with documenting various locations, including the Hostages Square in Tel Aviv and demonstrations at the Horev Center in Haifa, often while holding protest signs. He received tens of thousands of shekels for these missions, transferred via family accounts or digital wallets.

Charges include aiding the enemy during wartime and providing information with the intent to harm state security. According to Adv. Yehuda Dayan of the Haifa District Attorney's Office, Titi began carrying out missions in October 2025, knowing his handler, "TOM," was an Iranian agent.

Following the start of Operation "Lion's Roar" and Iranian missile launches, Titi was asked to photograph impact sites to assess the weaknesses of the Iron Dome system. When he could not reach sites in the south, he provided detailed reports on the status of hospitals, including patient counts and evacuation procedures at Rambam Hospital and the Galilee Medical Center. During a visit by President Herzog and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to the Galilee Medical Center, Titi proactively reported their presence in real-time, providing photographic evidence.

The indictment further details surveillance missions at the Haifa Museum and the collection of information on security measures. In May, his handler offered him 50,000 shekels to locate and assault an individual; Titi agreed, though the mission was never executed.

The Shin Bet and the Israel Police stated:

"This is a serious case of an Israeli citizen aiding the enemy during wartime. We view any involvement in activities endangering state security with the utmost severity and will take all measures to bring those responsible to justice. We warn the public against enemy attempts to approach Israeli citizens under false pretenses."

Defense attorney Hussein Manaa responded:

"This is a normative man who was deceived; he believed he was photographing and documenting on behalf of the state. He had no intention of harming national security. He is a salt-of-the-earth individual who worked in an ambulance to save lives. He is in shock, and I believe this indictment is entirely unnecessary."