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Israeli spies infiltrated the heart of Iran before Friday morning’s Operation “Rising Lion” airstrikes and damaged the country’s missile infrastructure and air defenses in
Israel had spent months smuggling in parts for hundreds of quadcopter drones rigged with explosives—in suitcases, trucks and shipping containers—as well as munitions that could be fired from unmanned platforms,
Israel says it has largely knocked out Iran's air defenses. In contrast, Israel still has strong air defenses in place, though some Iranian missiles are breaking through with lethal results.
Israel’s historic strike on Iran revealed years of Mossad activity inside the country, including hidden weapons, drones and assassinations of nuclear officials.
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, former prime minister Naftali Bennett confirmed that the Mossad destroyed over 100 Iranian drones in February 2022. Iran accused Israel of a simila
Israel’s spy agency Mossad was conducting operations inside Iran, including hunting for leadership targets in Tehran, a person familiar with the operations said Friday. The operations were reported earlier by Axios.
The targeting of leaders and sensitive sites relied on activating intelligence teams, pre-positioned weapons and other capabilities that had long lain dormant.
Israel struck Iran's state-run television station during a live broadcast, forcing a reporter to run off camera following an explosion.
In connection with the Israeli air campaign, the Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence service, has been operating on Iranian soil and targeting senior Iranian nuclear scientists and military officers in an attempt to shatter the Iranian military’s chain of command.