The U.S. Department of Defense has raised the counterintelligence threat level for Israel to 'critical' after reports that senior American officials were targeted by unauthorized surveillance.

在有報告指出美國高階官員遭到未經授權的監視後，美國國防部已將以色列的反情報威脅等級提升至「關鍵」級別。

The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) changed the threat level after discovering that Israeli intelligence services were trying to get sensitive information about the Trump administration's strategic plans. Specifically, reports suggest that Israeli agencies targeted high-ranking officials, such as negotiator Steve Witkoff and Pentagon official Elbridge Colby, to find out the U.S. position on peace talks with Iran. These efforts included both human spies and technical methods, such as secretly installing surveillance software on the mobile phones of U.S. defense staff.

國防情報局 (DIA) 在發現以色列情報部門試圖獲取川普政府關於戰略計劃的敏感資訊後，更改了威脅等級。具體而言，報告指出以色列機構針對高階官員，例如談判代表 Steve Witkoff 和五角大廈官員 Elbridge Colby，以試圖得知美國在與伊朗和談上的立場。這些手段包括人力間諜與技術方法，例如秘密在美國國防人員的手機中安裝監視軟體。

While the two countries have historically accepted a certain level of spying on each other, the DIA noted that current Israeli operations are more intense than those of other allies. For example, listening devices were found at DIA headquarters in 2021, and the Shin Bet recently tried to compromise a Secret Service vehicle. Furthermore, the security of U.S. officials has been weakened because they often use personal electronics and private planes for official business, which ignores standard security rules.

雖然兩國在歷史上接受一定程度的互相間諜活動，但 DIA 指出，以色列目前的行動比其他盟友更加激烈。例如，2021 年在 DIA 總部發現了竊聽設備，且以色列安全局 (Shin Bet) 最近試圖入侵特勤局的車輛。此外，由於美國官員經常在公務中使用私人電子產品和私人飛機，忽略了標準安全規則，導致其安全性被削弱。

These tensions are happening at a time when the U.S. and Israel have different strategic goals. Although they continue to work together closely on military operations against Iran, their final objectives have separated. The U.S. wants to reduce Iran's military power to reach a negotiated agreement, whereas the Israeli government wants the Iranian regime to collapse completely. This disagreement was recently seen in a verbal argument between President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu regarding Israeli strikes on Beirut.

這些緊張局勢發生在美國與以色列戰略目標分歧之際。儘管兩國在對抗伊朗的軍事行動上仍保持密切合作，但其最終目標已產生分歧。美國希望降低伊朗的軍事力量以達成協商協議，而以色列政府則希望伊朗政權徹底崩潰。這種分歧最近在川普總統與內塔尼亞胡總理針對以色列襲擊貝魯特的口頭爭論中有所體現。

The U.S. military will continue to coordinate with Israel, but the 'critical' threat level may lead to new restrictions on how information is shared.

美國軍方將繼續與以色列協調，但「關鍵」威脅等級可能會導致資訊共享面臨新限制。