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Israel captures plane in Arab operation
The article discusses a covert operation carried out by Israel in 1966 to steal a Soviet-made MiG-21 fighter jet belonging to the Iraqi Air Force. The operation took over three years of intelligence work, beginning with gathering information about the Soviet Union's supply of these advanced aircraft to Arab countries, aiming to understand their capabilities. The reliance was on Israeli intelligence agents, notably an operative in Iraq named Munir Rufa, who was recruited and guided to agree to land in Israel after undergoing secret training and preparations. During the operation, Rufa was flown to Israel and allowed to land his plane at Hatzerim Base, where the aircraft was examined and studied to assess its capabilities. As a result, Israel's military assessments and intelligence analyses concerning the plane became more accurate and reliable. The gathered information was later sent to Israel's allies, including the United States. The operation also revealed that Munir Rufa had resigned from his previous life in Iraq and became a prominent figure in the history of Israeli intelligence operations.
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