Israeli prosecutors have charged Bezalel Zini, brother of the head of Israel's Shin Bet intelligence agency, with "aiding the enemy in wartime" by smuggling cigarettes into Gaza. Zini, a 50-year-old military reservist, allegedly smuggled 14 cartons or 7,000 cigarette packets, earning 365,000 shekels ($117,000). The indictment says Zini knew Hamas could profit from selling these cigarettes at high prices. His brother, David Zini, the new Shin Bet chief, faces no allegations. Israel controls what enters Gaza amid ongoing conflict with Hamas. The charges come amid a larger case against over a dozen people accused of smuggling items like iPhones and car parts into Gaza. Prosecutors claim tobacco smuggling alone put "hundreds of millions of shekels into Hamas's coffers since the start of the war." The smuggling started mid-2025 during heavy fighting. Smugglers disguised their activities as military duties to cross the border. Bezalel Zini also faces fraud, bribery, and tax charges. Arrested two weeks ago with two others, all deny the accusations. His lawyers told Israeli paper Haaretz, "Regarding the offence of aiding the enemy during wartime, it is a complete inversion of reality. This is someone who has given everything and risked his life for the state."