Leaked Mid-October U.S. Intel on Israeli Attack Plans Alarms Officials

Oct 19, 2024, 06:18 PM

U.S. officials have expressed serious concern over an alleged leak of classified intelligence documents from mid-October outlining Israel's preparations for a potential attack on Iran. The documents reportedly detail large-scale Israeli Air Force exercises conducted on October 15-16 that simulated strikes on Iran and involved handling air-launched ballistic missiles such as 'Golden Horizon' and 'ROCKS' at Hatzerim airbase. The documents were published by a Telegram channel affiliated with Iran. While the U.S. has not confirmed the authenticity of the documents, the leak is considered a potentially major security breach. The incident comes as Israel reportedly prepares to retaliate for Iran's missile attack on October 1. The U.S. news outlet Axios initially reported the story.