The IDF prepared a shadow general staff located in a secure bunker during the war against Iran, in case the existing one was killed. Under the command of Deputy Chief of Staff Tamir Yadai, the officers, senior present and past commanders, were all briefed on the operational plans of the war.
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Destruction in Tel Aviv after an Iranian ballistic missile strike
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This was the first time that such a scenario was considered and acted upon and was prepared in advance as part of the military's planning for the offensive, indicating the seriousness of preparations for the 12-day campaign that examined possible Iranian responses to the IDF's attacks on Iran's nuclear sites and ballistic missile programs and to the assassinations of senior military leaders including in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.
According to a report in the British Telegraph, five military bases were hit in ballistic missile attacks and in one case, a missile hit an apartment block just outside the IDF General HQ in Tel Aviv.
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The shadow general staff was disconnected from the regular communication infrastructure to protect against cyber and physical attacks. It was to take over only in case the existing military command would be completely lost.