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

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Israel forces have repeatedly hit Iran’s defenses. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel had worked to “peel off the layers of protection” of Iranian defenses.

The pre-emptive Israeli strike that reportedly killed nine of Iran’s lead nuclear scientists Friday isn’t the first time Tel Aviv has successfully targeted Tehran’s top experts. Israel launched large-scale airstrikes against Iran on Friday,

Iran's barrage reaches Israel's coastline; Israeli strikes target Tehran, Mashhad; Rising death toll on both sides

Israel has claimed strikes as far away as Mashhad in Iran's far east, 2,300 kilometres (1,430 miles) from Israel, while a likely Iranian drone killed a woman in Syria, a Britain-based war monitor said, in what would be the first death on Syrian soil since the current hostilities between Iran and Israel began.

Mossad released footage that it said showed two agents on Iranian soil who deployed precision attack systems "designed to destroy Iranian air defense systems."

The targeting of leaders and sensitive sites relied on activating intelligence teams, pre-positioned weapons and other capabilities that had long lain dormant.

Israel’s Mossad spy agency released footage of their covert operations, including targeted drone strikes in Iran, in response to Iran’s nuclear development.

Mossad released footage of covert operations inside Iran, including drone strikes on missile launchers and air defense systems, preventing attacks on Israel. Weapons were smuggled in, granting Israel air supremacy.