Shlomi Binder, Head of Israeli Military Intelligence, says the country is on alert in the face of Iranian nuclear advancement
The head of the DMI (Military Intelligence Directorate) of Israel, Major General Shlomi Binder, classified the current confrontation with Iran as a “Existential Battle”. The statement was made on Friday (13.jun.2025) during a statement to soldiers in an Israeli command center
“We are starting a campaign that is nothing less than survival against an enemy that seeks to destroy us”said Binder. The information is from the newspaper .
According to the general, Iran is “Advancing quickly” in the development of nuclear abilities and expanding its conventional arsenal in “Very, very large quantities”. According to him, the mission of Israeli intelligence is “Degrades, interrupt and eliminate this threat”.
The escalation of the conflict resulted in the death of at least 20 Iranian high -ranking commanders. Iran’s authorities, in turn, claim that damage to Natanz’s nuclear installation was only cosmetic.
The head of intelligence stressed the monitoring work done by its board. “DMI has worked extremely hard, both to provide early alerts about nuclear progress and the quantities of missiles, and the board is ready for this mission.”these.
According to Binder, the board is “At a very high alert level” and starts the campaign against Iran with a “Very strong starting position”.
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The Israeli Air Force On the night of Thursday (12.jun.2025), night of Friday by local time, nuclear and missile facilities of Iran. According to Iranian state TV, strong explosions were heard in the capital, Tehran. The offensive still , Commander of the country’s revolutionary guard, as well as scientists and other Iranian military commanders.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz declared special state of emergency across the country. Airspace has been closed.
“After Israel’s state preventive attack against Iran, an attack with missiles and drones against the state of Israel and its civilian population is expected in the immediate future“, These.
In a statement, Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu, that the military operation “will continue for the days as necessary to eliminate this threat”.
Netanyahu stated that the center of the Iranian nuclear program, Natanz enrichment facilities, scientists involved in the atomic bomb production and the ballistic missile program.
“Last year, Iran launched 300 of these missiles against Israel. Each carries a ton of explosives and can kill hundreds of people. They will soon be able to carry nuclear warheads and threaten millions”He said.
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