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Mapping your movements
According to the American business daily, the Israeli government’s priority was to know his movements, his lifestyle, who he traveled with, the frequency of his trips and meetings… Information that subsequently allowed Israeli intelligence to know precisely how he organized his days and every one of his routes. But on Saturday, February 28, American and Israeli intelligence learned that a meeting was going to take place at his home. The opportunity was deemed ” exceptional ” for a precise strike.
Israel was also able to attack Iran and its Supreme Leader because this surveillance was part of a much broader strategy of monitoring Iran for years, including the interception of electronic signals and the massive analysis of Iranian data, according to Le Parisien . The country had therefore accumulated all the necessary capabilities over several years to target the Iranian Supreme Leader. Furthermore, in 2001, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had asked the head of Mossad to make Iran his top priority.