Mossad chief issues video excerpt highlighting spy agency's role in Iran assassinations, sabotage cases
Jerusalem, June 25 (UNI) David Barnea, Chief of Israel's premier intelligence agency Mossad, issued a rare video excerpt of an address to his Mossad agents involved in several operations against Iran since June 13 and afterward, that led to various high-profile assassinations and sabotage cases.
Seemingly taunting Tehran, he said that Israel will continue to operate inside Iran, telling his Mossad agents, "we will (continue to) be there, like we have been there", reports Jerusalem Post.
Barnea said that the spy agencies' achievements against Iran were "unimaginable", with public details indicating they were involved in assassinating top Iranian military chiefs, nuclear scientists, blowing up nuclear facilities, drone facilities, and ballistic missiles facilities.
He also openly acknowledged Mossad's many operations in Iran, revealing that hundreds of agents were stationed deep inside Iran during the height of Mossad operations, which threw the regime of the Islamic Republic into disarray, forcing it to play on the backfoot.
He said that the Mossad had worked for months and years "to do all of the right actions to get to the right moment...We understood the fatefulness of the hour."
Barnea also thanked IDF intelligence, the IDF Chief Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir and the CIA for their invaluable cooperation during the operation.
He then turned to discuss the Gaza front, stressing that Mossad is committed to the returning all 50 of the hostages, 20 of whom remain alive.
Highlighting its role in the conflict, Mossad revealed a rare video footage which showed its active collaboration with the Israeli Air Force in Tel Aviv's pre-emptive strike on Iran's ballistic missiles and air defences.
Three videos show the Mossad targeting ballistic missile targets, air defence targets, and general preparations for the attacks (with the agents' faces covered up), reportedly using drones to target Iranian facilities.
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