Mossad: Foiling an Iranian Attempt to Recruit Foreign Agents for Assassinations in Israel

SadaNews Translation - The Israeli Mossad revealed on Thursday evening that it recently thwarted an attempt by the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence to smuggle foreign agents into Israel with the aim of targeting senior Israeli officials.

According to a statement from Mossad published by Netanyahu's office, this cell is part of a "terrorist" global network that was dismantled in cooperation with various countries.

The statement, as translated by SadaNews, said that "in recent years, the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence, alongside the Revolutionary Guard, has led a global terrorist campaign to harm Israeli and Jewish targets, and has recently increased its efforts to carry out terrorist attacks within the borders of the State of Israel."

The statement added: "The use of advanced tools and measures by Mossad and the Shin Bet to combat terrorism, along with close cooperation with intelligence and security agencies around the world, has thwarted dozens of terrorist attacks targeting it from Iran. This thwarting has saved many lives and enabled investigative and legal actions against those involved in terrorism," as described in the statement.

The Mossad indicated that there were plans to recruit criminal infrastructure that would, in turn, operate elements present in Israel or have the capability to enter Israel, for the purpose of gathering intelligence on the attack target and executing the attack later.

It stated: The cooperation of Mossad and Shin Bet with intelligence agencies around the world, the investigations conducted in several countries, in addition to analytical capabilities, led to the dismantling of the proxy criminal infrastructure and the ministry's officers behind its operations. The statement concluded.