IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir revealed that commando forces operated on the ground covertly in Iran during the war, in joint efforts with the Air Force and along with the Mossad, in a televised address Wednesday.
"We achieved full control of the Iranian skies and every location we chose to operate in. This was made possible in part thanks to the joint efforts and subterfuge of our air forces and commandos on the ground," Zamir said.
"These forces operated covertly in the heart of enemy territory, securing operational freedom of action."
Earlier, in an address to his Mossad agents involved in operations against Iran, Mossad head David Barnea said that the spy agency's achievements against Iran were "unimaginable," with public details indicating they were involved in assassinating top Iranian military chiefs, nuclear scientists, blowing up nuclear facilities, drone facilities, and ballistic missiles facilities.
Mossad agents in Iran
In a first, Barnea acknowledged the Israeli spy agency had hundreds of agents on the ground inside Iran at the height of its operations, which threw the regime on its back heels from the start of the war.
He said that the Mossad had worked for months and years "to do all of the right actions to get to the right moment...We understood the fatefulness of the hour."
The Mossad on Friday released video footage of its co-lead role with the air force in Israel's preemptive strike on Iran's ballistic missiles and air defenses.
From the perspective of the videos, it appears the Mossad used drones from inside Iran to attack various targets.
Iran has previously accused the Mossad of using drones to attack the Karaj facility in June 2021, as well as other operations.