Israel Conducts Preemptive Strike on Iranian Ballistic Missiles Amid Nuclear Threat
Israel has released video footage of an airstrike targeting Iranian ballistic missiles that it claims were aimed at its civilians. The operation, named Operation Rising Lion, is part of a broader effort to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, which the Israeli government views as an existential threat. According to a senior Israeli security official, the Mossad, Israel’s equivalent of the CIA, carried out a series of covert operations inside Iran ahead of the strike.
Before launching the attack, the Mossad established a drone base in Iran, which was used to target Iranian surface-to-surface missile launchers. The official said these launchers posed a risk to Israeli civilians. As Israel’s strikes began, the drones were activated and launched toward the missile systems. The footage released by Israel shows its air force engaging the missiles, with the operation involving the use of precision-guided weapons to disable the Iranian missile infrastructure.
The strike was accompanied by a separate operation targeting Iranian air defense capabilities that could have threatened Israeli fighter jets. The Mossad’s strike systems reportedly