The head of Israel’s Mossad has praised the spy agency’s “groundbreaking” operations in the war against Iran and Hezbollah, claiming it acquired intelligence “from the heart of the enemy’s secrets”, reports AFP.

“In the campaigns against Iran and Hezbollah, we worked shoulder-to-shoulder with the IDF, on both defence and offence,” David Barnea claimed, referring to the Israeli military.

His remarks were delivered during a commendation ceremony at Mossad headquarters on Monday and published on Tuesday.

“We acquired strategic and tactical intelligence from the heart of the enemy’s secrets,” Barnea claimed, adding that Mossad had “proved new, groundbreaking operational capabilities in target countries”.