SBS Dateline | Spy vs Spy

The Middle East Peace Crisis has played out very publicly over the years, but the details of a behind-the-scenes world of spying and secrecy are also coming to light.

As video journalist Sophie McNeill reports, it’s a tale of undercover assassinations, bugged cars and clandestine meetings.

Experts say the disclosures are the unravelling of a huge Israeli spy network in neighbouring countries like Lebanon and Syria.

But exactly what can be traced back to the Israeli Government and its Mossad intelligence agency? And what’s their response?

WATCH - See Sophie's report from the Middle East.

Photo (flag): AAP