While I think the Israelis have been more likely to be happy with this sort of state action, compared to many countries, I think one of the major reasons is that Israel is a massive hub for security companies and staff. Since the early success of Checkpoint creating a pool of money that went back in to Israeli tech companies they've been very big in the cybersecurity space- 1 in 3 of the big cyber companies are Israeli.
They also have a steady stream of IDF graduates from Unit 8200 [1] (and other bits of the IDF) who are young, smart and know each other as a cohort. You'll meet groups of them at lots of Israeli firms; and lots of older cohorts will have good networks across the sector because of this.
The possession of skills do not equity the possession of intent. While the US has massive cybersecurity capabilities, they do not cause journalists or human right activists to suffer because of it. So there is obviously something more into this equation why Israeli software firms make into the headlines constantly.
They also have a steady stream of IDF graduates from Unit 8200 [1] (and other bits of the IDF) who are young, smart and know each other as a cohort. You'll meet groups of them at lots of Israeli firms; and lots of older cohorts will have good networks across the sector because of this.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_8200