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IDF says it established intel, Air Force bodies that will enable ‘repetitive actions’ in Iran
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Israeli military says it has established new bodies in the Intelligence Directorate and Air Force that will enable “repetitive actions” in Iran.
A new Iran department was established in the Intelligence Directorate’s Research Division, and a so-called “depth” department was established in the Air Force’s Intelligence Department.
Additionally, the military says the Air Force carried out many training exercises ahead of the long-range strikes that took place last weekend.
More than 100 IAF aircraft participated in the strikes on Iran early Saturday, according to the military, which it says took out Iran’s “strategic” long-range air defense systems and caused a blow to Iran’s ability to manufacture ballistic missiles.
The strikes on the air defenses have “opened up freedom of aerial action” against Iran, and the strikes on the missile manufacturing sites “removed an immediate and future threat to the State of Israel,” the military says.
The Times of Israel Community.