Mossad chief praises ‘groundbreaking’ operations in Lebanon and Iran
The head of Israel’s Mossad has praised the spy agency’s ‘groundbreaking’ operations in the war against Iran and Hezbollah, saying it acquired intelligence ‘from the heart of the enemy’s secrets’.
‘In the campaigns against Iran and Hezbollah, we worked shoulder-to-shoulder with the IDF, on both defence and offence,’ David Barnea said, referring to the Israeli military.
His remarks were delivered during a commendation ceremony at Mossad headquarters on Monday and published on Tuesday.
‘We acquired strategic and tactical intelligence from the heart of the enemy’s secrets,’ Barnea said, adding that Mossad had ‘proved new, groundbreaking operational capabilities in target countries’.
A ceasefire in the war with Iran, which began with US-Israeli strikes on February 28, has so far held.
In Lebanon, Hezbollah drew the country into the war on March 2 by firing rockets towards Israel to avenge the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei by the US and Israel.
US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire on the Lebanese front earlier this month, which has since been extended.
Despite the truce, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Hezbollah’s rockets and drones remained a key threat demanding action by the Israeli military, adding that Israel was continuing to carry out strikes.
Hezbollah has said it is responding to Israeli ceasefire ‘violations’.
Barnea said the military and Mossad had changed Israel’s ‘strategic posture’ and ‘strengthened its might’, but added that the agency would ‘not rest on our laurels’.
‘When we see a threat, we will act with full force,’ he said.
