Prime Minister Netanyahu stated Sunday evening that Israel has carried out multiple Mossad operations on Iranian soil — which he authorized — but also achieved a new milestone: sending IAF fighter jets into Iranian airspace, something he said was long deemed impossible. The remarks, released in a statement Sunday at 23:17 Jerusalem, echo his broader messaging about Israel's independent military reach.
Prime Minister Netanyahu stated Sunday evening that he authorized multiple Mossad operations on Iranian soil and ordered the IAF to fly over Iran — a step he described as previously considered unattainable. The remarks were released at 23:17 Jerusalem, adding specificity to his earlier comments at the annual memorial for his brother Yoni Netanyahu at 18:09 Jerusalem, where he first said the IDF now operates in Iranian airspace without detailing the Mossad operations.
As The Zioneer reported throughout Sunday evening, Netanyahu's messaging escalated in stages: at 18:09 he declared that Israel established security buffer zones in Gaza, Syria, and Lebanon and will hold them, and vowed to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. By 21:28 Jerusalem he released a separate statement listing decisions where he claimed to have defied foreign pressure — entering Rafah, striking Hezbollah, confronting Iran — framing the country as acting independently. The 23:17 statement now specifies that the Iranian operations include both Mossad missions and IAF flights, though the earlier memorial remarks had already referenced Air Force activity in Iranian airspace. The source quality across the thread remains entirely Netanyahu's own statements; no independent corroboration from the IDF or defense officials has been published.
The claims fit into Netanyahu's repeated argument that Israel has repeatedly breached constraints others placed on it, a theme The Zioneer has covered in prior bulletins. The statements also come amid ongoing US military operations against Iran, which President Trump has described in hardline terms — as The Zioneer reported, Trump confirmed heavy strikes on Iran on June 10 and said on June 20 that Iran now wants to be friends 'after the US defeated you militarily.' Israeli officials have questioned why Israel is denied the same latitude the US exercises against Iran, as The Zioneer reported on Sunday at 21:12 Jerusalem.
It remains unclear whether the prime minister was describing a specific pre-authorized mission or asserting a general capability. No timetable for any IAF flight over Iran has been provided, and the claim has not been independently verified by military or intelligence sources at this hour.
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