Israel’s Intelligence Prowess, Again

One can only marvel at the intelligence prowess of the Mossad and Israel’s other intelligence services. We noted that a number of times last year, particularly in connection with Operation Grim Beeper, in which thousands of beepers, walkie-talkies, and other communications devices that Israel had covertly loaded with explosives were ingeniously assigned to Hezbollah jihadists and detonated, killing and wounding well over a thousand of them.

Shortly before that, on July 31, the Israelis managed to assassinate the then-emir of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran. He was there to attend the inauguration of Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, but was killed by an explosive device, likely detonated by the Mossad from inside Iran, while Haniyeh was staying in a guest house under the protection of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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One can only marvel at the intelligence prowess of the Mossad and Israel’s other intelligence services. We noted that a number of times last year, particularly in connection with Operation Grim Beeper, in which thousands of beepers, walkie-talkies, and other communications devices that Israel had covertly loaded with explosives were ingeniously assigned to Hezbollah jihadists and detonated, killing and wounding well over a thousand of them.

Shortly before that, on July 31, the Israelis managed to assassinate the then-emir of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran. He was there to attend the inauguration of Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, but was killed by an explosive device, likely detonated by the Mossad from inside Iran, while Haniyeh was staying in a guest house under the protection of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.