The Israeli intelligence chief advocates “courage and humility” after the operation against Iran

The general of division Shlomi Binder, director of Israeli military intelligence (AMAN), sent a remarkable letter to his teams at the end of the operation “Réveil du lion” against Iran, combining satisfaction of the results and self -criticism on past failures.

“Fully achieved” objectives

In his thirteenth command note entitled “With courage. However, humility”, Binder salutes the accomplishments of the twelve -day operation: “damage of many critical components of the Iranian nuclear program” and “disturbance of the value chain of the Iranian missile industry”. The intelligence chief stresses that these successes made it possible to “prevent the subsequent development of an existential threat. from Iran”.

The shadow of October 7

However. Binder does not evacuate past failures: “Precisely in these exceptional moments of success, resonates the memory of the israeli intelligence chief advocates “courage failure of intelligence on October 7.” He insists that “failure and success occurred within the same organization”. This reflection leads him to demand from his services “a sincere humility. deeply recognizing the complexity of the intelligence profession and the fragility of our understanding of the different enemies”.

Persistent challenges

Despite the successes. Binder recalls that “the urgent return of our hostages and the defeat of Hamas” remain a priority, stressing that Israel faces “a better but no less complex security”.