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A new investigative piece in the usually pro-Netanyahu ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ โ an Israeli daily newspaper owned by the family of late Trump mega-donor and casino mogul Sheldon Adelson โ provides an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the Mossadโs role in Israelโs June 2025 attacks on Iran.
The article presents Netanyahu as a weak, easily impressed leader who was more interested in flashy intelligence operations than serious military strategy. Rather than being the commanding figure making tough decisions, heโs portrayed as someone who had to be managed by his security chiefs and who often made the wrong initial choices before being steered toward better options.
The article reveals that multiple Mossad commando cells deployed sophisticated electronic systems inside Iran, including Gil missile launchers, thermal cameras, and communication devices that were operated remotely to strike air defense targets.
The operations were enabled by sweeping reforms implemented by Mossad chief Dadi Barnea starting in 2021, which fundamentally restructured the organization to rely more heavily on foreign agents rather than Israeli operatives, adapting to global biometric identification systems.
The article describes this as โa synchronized multi-participant productionโ involving hundreds of trained agents with tons of equipment smuggled into Iran months beforehand.
However, it also reveals significant tensions between Barnea and IDF leadership over operational timing, media coverage, and credit for successes.
The piece covers the Mossadโs role in hostage negotiations and the pager operation, while examining the organizationโs intelligence failures regarding October 7. It portrays Barnea as a determined โRottweilerโ whose transformative but divisive changes proved effective in Iran but created friction within Israelโs security establishment.
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