{"id":52093,"date":"2025-08-30T22:10:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T02:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/gallant-reveals-original-iran-attack-plan\/30\/08\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T22:10:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T02:10:48","slug":"gallant-reveals-original-iran-attack-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/gallant-reveals-original-iran-attack-plan\/30\/08\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallant reveals original Iran attack plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The original plan, which would have cost billions of shekels and demanded a vast amount of intelligence collected to succeed, was continuously delayed and would not have have been ready in time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/israel-targeted-iranian-officials-bodyguards-144104292.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mossad';elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mossad&#8217;<\/a>s original plan of attack against Iran was scrapped prior to October 7, Former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant revealed in an interview with Meet the Press on Saturday, according to N12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gallant claimed that the plan was &#8220;too complex and not lethal enough,&#8221; in the interview, and that he had called for a shift to aerial strikes on the regime in an alternative &#8220;100 day paper&#8221; he&#8217;d presented in March 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The original plan, which would have cost billions of shekels and demanded a vast amount of intelligence collected to succeed, was continuously delayed and would not have have been ready in time for Israel to act, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Anyone going to war with Iran must assume Hezbollah will be drawn in,&#8221; he continued, criticizing Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and MK Benny Gantz&#8217;s inaction in ordering the production of further military equipement during their terms. &#8220;200,000 shells were taken from us for Ukraine. Did they order a single new shell to be produced? The answer is no.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gallant praised the IDF for its work in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/operation-rising-lion\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Operation Rising Lion;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Operation Rising Lion<\/a>. When asked about the Mossad&#8217;s contribution, he noted that though the Mossad did assist in minimal areas, the majority of the operation was carried out by the Air Force according to information collected by the military.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Iran&#8217;s nuclear program has been delayed &#8220;by years,&#8221; he said, but warned that the regime can and will rebuild, and that Israel must be prepared for when war on the Iranian front resumes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>People attend the funeral procession of Iranian military commanders, nuclear scientists and others killed in Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2025. (credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR\/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">On the hostages and war in Gaza<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the interview, Gallant also noted that five objectives were laid out at the start of the Israel-Hamas war. Three of these objectives: eliminating Hamas&#8217; organizational capablities, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/idf-targets-senior-hamas-terrorist-193242103.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:decimating its leadership;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">decimating its leadership<\/a>, and gaining full operational freedom for the IDF within the Gaza Strip, have been achievied by the military.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cTo achieve the two remaining goals, returning the hostages and replacing Hamas&#8217; rule with an adequate alternative, requires a political arrangement,\u201d Gallant said to Meet the Press, going on to claim that National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich hold \u201cveto power\u201d in the government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He urged them, and the government at large, to agree to the framework of a ceasefire-hostage deal presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/witkoff-arrives-hostage-square-hostage-095222739.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:US Envoy Steve Witkoff;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">US Envoy Steve Witkoff<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We do not leave anyone behind: Not wounded soldiers and definitely not civilians,&#8221; Gallant said. &#8220;I believe that we must bring all the hostages home and if we can bring home ten hostages, half of those who are still alive, and the remains of the deceased hostages in the first stage of the deal, then we must take it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/too-complex-not-lethal-enough-005558295.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The original plan, which would have cost billions of shekels and demanded a vast amount of intelligence collected to succeed, was continuously<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/gallant-reveals-original-iran-attack-plan\/30\/08\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52094,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/db71df482053275605aa4bc199619107","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52093"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52093\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}