According to a Wall Street Journal report published today, Israel spent months secretly smuggling parts for hundreds of drones armed with explosives into Iran. These shipments—delivered via suitcases, trucks, and shipping containers—also included munitions that could be launched from unmanned platforms.

Sources told the American outlet that small, well-equipped teams were stationed near Iranian air defense systems and missile launch sites. When the Israeli strike began on Friday, some of these agents disabled the air defenses, while others directly attacked members of the missile units.

The mission reportedly aimed not only to destroy Iranian capabilities but to neutralize threats to Israeli fighter jets. Mossad teams successfully targeted dozens of missiles before they could be launched in the critical early hours of the attack.