David Keyes, former foreign media adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said the only reason Israel did not bomb the funeral of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei today is that some 10,000 Mossad personnel are operating among the attendees, according to a post on Telegram. The claim is unverified and the source a single source.
David Keyes, who served as Netanyahu's foreign media adviser and spokesperson, made the statement in a Telegram post circulated Saturday afternoon (14:42 Jerusalem time) by the channel 301. The channel 301 describes itself as covering the Arab world. Keyes claimed that the only reason Israel did not bomb the funeral of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is that approximately 10,000 Mossad personnel are on the ground among the attendees. The claim is entirely unverified; it originated from a single source, and no official Israeli confirmation or additional reporting has emerged. The Zioneer has previously reported on Trump's remarks about Khamenei's funeral (July 4) but has no prior reporting on this specific allegation. The claim is published as a notable opinion from a former senior official, not as established fact.
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