These are the words of Lt. Col. “Y.,” commander of the 119 Squadron, breaking his silence on the harrowing details of Operation Days of Repentance, the mission that marked Israel’s largest strike on Iran in decades.
On the morning of October 26, pilots from 201 Squadron launched three waves of airstrikes targeting critical Iranian military sites. The operation targeted air-defense batteries, a UAV production facility, and missile manufacturing sites.
This intense series of strikes was a direct response to Iran’s ballistic missile attack on Israel earlier in the month, which escalated tensions between the two nations. By dawn, all Israeli aircraft had safely returned, in what the IDFdescribed as a highly successful mission. (Read More)
