Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett says Israel smuggled Starlink internet systems into Iran to support anti-government protesters. Bennett’s account, reported by multiple outlets, describes the devices as intended to help protesters coordinate and communicate during protests against the Iranian government. He also says that after Israel carried out the smuggling, the effort was later halted by the administration of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, implying that the broader plan was not fully implemented. Al Jazeera and the Jerusalem Post report Bennett’s admission that Starlink systems were brought into Iran, while Al-Monitor and a Reuters-linked version add detail that Bennett attributes the failure to follow through specifically to Netanyahu’s government. The reports present the claims as Bennett’s statements about Israeli activities and subsequent changes in policy, without additional independent confirmation of the logistics or scale of the operation in the articles provided.