The top of Israel’s Mossad has praised the spy company’s “groundbreaking” operations within the battle in opposition to Iran and Hezbollah, saying it acquired intelligence “from the guts of the enemy’s secrets and techniques”.
“Within the campaigns in opposition to Iran and Hezbollah, we labored shoulder-to-shoulder with the IDF, on each defence and offence,” David Barnea mentioned, referring to the Israeli army.
His remarks have been delivered throughout a commendation ceremony at Mossad headquarters on Monday and revealed on Tuesday (April 29, 2026).
“We acquired strategic and tactical intelligence from the guts of the enemy’s secrets and techniques,” Barnea mentioned, including that Mossad had “proved new, groundbreaking operational capabilities in goal international locations”.
A ceasefire within the battle with Iran, which started with US-Israeli strikes on February 28, has to date held.
In Lebanon, Hezbollah drew the nation into the battle on March 2 by firing rockets in direction of Israel to avenge the killing of Iranian supreme chief Ali Khamenei by the U.S. and Israel.
U.S. President Donald Trump introduced a ceasefire on the Lebanese entrance earlier this month, which has since been prolonged. — AFP