As part of a joint operation by investigators from the Serious Crime Unit in the Shfela region, police officers from the Rishon Lezion station, and the General Security Service, Lakachao Damash (30, Rishon Lezion) was arrested during December 2025 on suspicion of committing security offenses under the direction of Iranian elements.
His investigation revealed that in recent months he had been in contact with Iranian intelligence elements and was instructed by them to carry out a variety of tasks for which he received various sums of money.
Damash was arrested after being identified as someone who had photographed near the home of former prime Minister Naftali Bennett. In his interrogation, he admitted that before carrying out the photography, he was asked by his handler to purchase a car camera for the purpose of carrying out the mission, an old mobile phone, and a SIM card, for communication with the handler.
His activation began with simple tasks, such as hiding a cigarette box and taking photographs, and later transferring various photographs to his handlers, which he carried out in his city of residence and in other cities.
According to the assessment, similar to the investigation of Vadim Kuprianov, which was published on 25.12.2025, these are intelligence gathering missions by Iranian elements in order to advance harm to former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
At the end of the investigation, an indictment was filed against Damash