Mossad abducted an Iranian general during Ron Arad operation - report

• Published date: 05 October 2021
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

The general was taken to an African country, interrogated by Israel and then released, according to the report.

It is likely that the Iranians followed the operation after it occurred, and discovered where and how it was managed, the report said.

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The report noted that the attempted Iranian operation in Cyprus that was supposed to target Israelis but had been thwarted last week, might have been launched in retaliation for the Mossad operation, the report said.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett revealed the operation in a speech to the Knesset plenum on Monday. Despite the dramatic announcement, he did not give any further information about the fate of the captive, who has long been presumed dead.

Since the announcement, Bennett's office has not offered any more context or explanations for the timing of the prime minister's statement.

Arad was captured on October 16, 1986...