IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir told commanders and soldiers of the Research Division at the Intelligence Directorate on Thursday that Israel is turning the weapons Iran used against them back on Iran.
"We are now turning the 'ring of fire' - the sword that they built for years to attack us - against them on their territory," Zamir said.
"The Intelligence Directorate has demonstrated extraordinary and awe-inspiring capabilities," Zamir said.
"Every citizen of this country, and the whole world, is looking at you with admiration and respect. Everyone wants to learn how this happened, and I'm telling you, there are miracles, and those that make them happen are people, and in this case, those people are you.
"On my behalf, on behalf of the IDF, and on behalf of the State of Israel, I thank you all. What we are doing here is historic - we are changing the face of the Middle East."
Head of Intelligence visits Targeting Center
The head of the Intelligence Directorate visited the Targeting Center of the Intelligence Directorate on Wednesday, the IDF said Thursday.
"We struck the Quds Force very hard on the first night," Maj.-Gen. Shlomi Binder said. "Two days ago, thanks to excellent work by the headquarters and command and control array, we struck one of the regime's covert headquarters in the mountains. Some of the commanders managed to flee to a secondary location. Twelve hours later, we succeeded in striking the Chief of Staff of Khatam al-Anbiya, who had fled to the same secondary location in another mountain ridge in Tehran."
Binder also stated that the IDF hit roughly around 30 commanders, with some of the more senior names having already been published.
"We need to deliver, increase the pace, and that's exactly what we're doing," he said. "Because this is the kind of threat that, I emphasize, the State of Israel cannot tolerate. Period. That's the reason we launched this campaign, and that's the reason you are working hard.
Yonah Jeremy Bob contributed to this article.