Overview
- Mossad Director David Barnea, speaking Tuesday at a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony, said the mission ends only when Iran’s ruling system is replaced.
- He said Mossad teams operated in Tehran, feeding precise intelligence that let Israeli jets hit missiles aimed at Israeli civilians.
- Barnea described an unprecedented operation and said 40 days of joint action with the United States helped thwart Iran’s central objective.
- He rejected claims Israel expected a rapid collapse in Tehran, saying the plan was built to continue after the main airstrikes.
- Barnea is set to step down on June 2, with Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman approved by the government as his successor.