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New details are emerging about one of the most sophisticated operations conducted by Israel\u2019s security establishment during the initial moments of Operation Rising Lion (\u201cAm KaLavi<\/em>\u201d). According to a report by the Jewish Chronicle and confirmed by security sources, Israel successfully lured top Iranian Air Force commanders directly into a planned trap and eliminated them in a single strike.<\/p>\n

According to the report, which also referenced statements by Amit Segal on the \u201cCall Me Back\u201d podcast, Israeli intelligence agencies created a false internal alert within Iran. This triggered an emergency meeting of dozens of senior commanders from the Revolutionary Guards\u2019 Air Force in a bunker near Tehran. Among the attendees were the branch commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh, his deputies, and senior technology officers.<\/p>\n

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Head of the Mossad, Dedi Barnea | Photo: Avshalom Sassoni\/Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

No Missiles <\/strong>Without a Launch Order<\/strong>
\nWhile the entire air command echelon gathered in one place, Israel carried out a precise airstrike on the bunker. According to sources, all attendees were killed on the spot, with the aim of neutralizing the ability to launch over 1,000 ballistic missiles toward Israeli territory\u2014an attack Iran had been planning to initiate soon after. \u201cThere was no one left to give the launch order,\u201d Segal explained in the podcast, a description confirmed by security officials.<\/p>\n

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Iranian Air Force display in Tehran | Photo: Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Bait Worked\u2014and the Follow-Up Was Swift<\/strong>
\nAccording to the report, the entire operation was based on a meticulously executed disinformation campaign carried out by the Mossad\u2019s special operations unit. The false information was fed through internal Iranian channels, created the impression of an urgent security threat, and caused the top air force command to gather at a location Israel had pre-designated.<\/p>\n

Immediately after the strike, the operation was completed with another wave of airstrikes by the Israeli Air Force, targeting missile launchers, command and control sites, air defense infrastructure, and long-range strike systems across Iran.<\/p>\n

“We Understood Their Patterns and Used Them Against Them”<\/strong>
\nA senior security official told Fox News: \u201cWe deciphered their decision-making patterns and created conditions that would lead the commanders to gather, and then ensured they wouldn’t leave.\u201d According to him, immediately following the bunker strike, a large-scale UAV attack was launched, marking one of the most sophisticated strategic moves carried out in the confrontation with Iran.<\/p>\n

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Unmanned aerial vehicle in Israel | Photo: Marc Israel Sellem\/POOL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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