Israel ups covert ops overseas: Report
A recent report has revealed that the Israeli regime has increased the number of its overseas covert operations in countries such as Sudan, Lebanon and Iran over the past year. - "Most of the details about the operations are classified, including the exact number, but according to foreign reports, the IDF has operated in places such as Sudan, Lebanon and Iran," the Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post reported on Tuesday. The daily said that the Israeli military has “a number of units that specialize in covert operations.” Israeli Army Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz “decided in December to establish the 'Depth Corps' -- a new unit that will oversee operations deep in enemy territory,” the report added. The report comes as Iranian officials have many times pointed to the fact that Israel is behind terrorist attacks against Iranian scientists.