Israel prevented many terror threats against Jews abroad over past year, NSC official tells 'Post'

Israeli security agencies have thwarted dozens of plots targeting Israelis and Jews abroad over the past year, a senior National Security Council official told The Jerusalem Post ahead of the High Holy Days.

The official said Iran and Hezbollah were expanding efforts to carry out attacks worldwide. Iran, the official said, has devoted more resources to promoting terrorism through individuals and newly established mechanisms focused specifically on Israelis and Jews.

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There are many people who wake up in the morning and their entire mission is to promote attacks against Israelis and Jews around the world.

“There are many people who wake up in the morning and their entire mission is to promote attacks against Israelis and Jews around the world,” the official said. He attributed the effort to several parts of Iran’s security apparatus, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force and intelligence bodies.

The official said Israeli strikes during recent fighting had also targeted elements involved in terrorism, including senior figures in Iran’s security establishment. He said the strikes had changed Israel’s operational environment and made it possible to act inside Iran itself, particularly in Tehran.

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Even if the rounds of fighting have ended, and we know their limitations, in the end the Iranian feeling is not good in the kinetic balance. So they move to their ultimate arena.

Israel continues to counter what the official described as Iranian terrorism both independently and with foreign partners. Cooperation has included countries that do not maintain close political relations with Israel. “No country wants terrorism on its territory,” he said.

The official said authorities had stopped concrete, “hot” plots during the past year. Some operations were disrupted within hours, while others took days or weeks. He said Israeli agencies were using information, warning intelligence, preparations and alerts against the relevant mechanisms, organizations and countries. The supplied article ends mid-sentence while discussing what preventing an attack requires.

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No country wants terrorism on its territory.