Israel 'planned Iran attack in 2010' Excerpts released on Monday of an Israeli Channel 2 documentary said the armed forces' chief of staff at the time, Gabi Ashkenazi, and Mossad intelligence head Meir Dagan both objected to the order to raise the military's alert level to "P-Plus," which means a strike could be imminent. Barak, interviewed on the Uvda investigative show, said Mr Ashkenazi told him the army did not have the operational capability for a successful strike against Iran's nuclear programme, which Israel believes is aimed at producing weapons, an allegation Tehran denies. "It is not true that creating a situation in which the IDF (Israel Defence Forces)... are on alert for a few hours or a few days to carry out certain operations forces Israel to go through with them," Barak said. Mr Dagan, who since his retirement as Mossad chief has voiced opposition to a unilateral Israeli attack on Iran, accused Mr Netanyahu and Mr Barak at the time of trying to launch a war illegally without cabinet approval, the television report said, citing participants at security discussions. Mr Barak and Mr Netanyahu have since signalled that an attack on Iran was not imminent. In September, Netanyahu told the United Nations that Tehran would be on the brink of nuclear weapons' capability only in the spring or summer of 2013. Barak said last week that Iran has pulled back on its nuclear programme, which has given Israel more time to contemplate its next steps.