U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a joint news conference with Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon (not pictured) at The Kirya, the Israeli Defense Force headquarters, in Tel Aviv May 15, 2014. REUTERS/Mandel Ngan/Pool
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said on Thursday he was unaware of any truth to a media report that Israel has been spying on the United States.
Asked during a press conference in Tel Aviv about a Newsweek magazine story quoting unnamed U.S. officials as saying Israel was conducting major spying operations against the United States, Hagel said: "I have heard of that report. I'm not aware of any facts that would substantiate the report."
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