From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Israeli commandos operated inside Iran during war, IDF chief says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Israeli commando forces operated inside Iran amid the war, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir says in a video statement.
“We caused significant damage to [Iran’s] missile capabilities, we removed hundreds of launchers, and we caused a significant delay with their force build-up plans. In addition, we managed to achieve intelligence, technological, and aerial superiority. We reached a level of operational freedom in the skies of Iran and in every location we chose to act in,” Zamir says.
He says these achievements “were made possible, among other things, thanks to full coordination and deception by air and ground commando forces.”
“These forces operated covertly deep in enemy territory and carried out operations that granted us operational freedom of action,” Zamir says.
It is unclear if Zamir is referring to Mossad commandos who, at the start of the operation, carried out actions to neutralize Iranian air defenses and ballistic missiles, or whether he is revealing for the first time actions by IDF commandos.
The IDF declines to clarify when asked by The Times of Israel.
The Times of Israel Community.