The Mossad is the national intelligence agency of Israel, responsible for intelligence collection, covert operations abroad and counter-terrorism work.
Some of the most famous operations attributed to the Mossad include the abduction of Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann from Argentina to Israel in 1960 and the successful heist of the Iranian secret nuclear archive in 2018.
In addition, the agency also works to bring Jews from countries in which aliyah is forbidden, to Israel.
The Mossad was found in December 1941 under the recommendation of then prime minister David Ben-Gurion to coordinate with other existing security services, Aman and the Shin Bet.
Its current director is David Barnea, who took over from Yossi Cohen in 2021, and who answers solely to the prime minister rather than to another member of the cabinet.
A Hamas hostage video of Liri Albag has deepened calls for swift action, as her family’s plea underscores the emotional toll and fears of a fractured Israeli society amid prolonged negotiations.
Likud lawmaker invoked parliamentary immunity to avoid investigation into allegations she made about a protest leader's supposed Hamas ties
Israel’s spy network infiltrated Hezbollah for decades, leading to Hassan Nasrallah's assassination and the world-renowned explosive pager operation.
At the last minute the plan nearly fell apart; the air-conditioning in Haniyeh's room broke down, and he had to leave the room.
The decision to choose the Mossad for the official stamp was due to the intelligence agency's "critical role in Israel's resilience."
Both the IDF and the Mossad funded different aspects of the operation, understanding that the goal was to decisively defeat Hezbollah at the right moment, whenever that might be.
Israel's pager operation not only shifted the balance in the conflict with Hezbollah but also served as a warning to Iran and its proxies.
Mossad’s daring pager plot dealt a devastating blow to Hezbollah, leaving its forces shattered and sending shockwaves across the region. Israel’s intelligence agency turned deception into a weapon
Who was Eli Cohen? What did he do during his espionage work in Syria? How did he get caught? And what was the legacy of his actions?
Syria refused to return Cohen's body to his family in Israel, and his body was allegedly buried multiple times to prevent Israel from finding and returning his remains.
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