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#Mossad
Mossad (Hebrew: המוסד, HaMossad leModi’in uleTafkidim Meyuchadim) is Israel’s national intelligence agency and one of the most powerful and secretive intelligence services in the world.
Basic Overview
Field Details
Full Name “The Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations”
Hebrew Name המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים
Established December 13, 1949
Headquarters Tel Aviv, Israel (exact location classified)
Director (2025) David Barnea (since 2021)
Primary Function Foreign intelligence collection, counterterrorism, covert operations
Main Responsibilities
Mossad operates similarly to the CIA or MI6, focusing primarily on foreign intelligence rather than domestic issues (which fall under Shin Bet). Its major divisions include:
• Tzomet – Human intelligence (HUMINT), recruiting and running agents overseas.
• Caesarea – Special operations and covert missions (e.g., assassinations, sabotage).
• LAP (Lohamah Psichologit) – Psychological warfare and propaganda.
• Research Division – Analyzes intelligence data.
• Tevel – Liaison with foreign intelligence services.
• Kidon – An ultra-secret unit reportedly tasked with assassination and sabotage operations.
Notable Operations
1. Capture of Adolf Eichmann (1960)
• One of the top Nazi officials and architects of the Holocaust.
• Mossad agents kidnapped him in Argentina and smuggled him to Israel for trial.
2. Operation Wrath of God (1970s)
• Retaliation for the Munich Olympics massacre (1972).
• Targeted and assassinated members of Black September across Europe.
3. Operation Entebbe (1976) (with IDF)
• Rescue of 100+ hostages from a hijacked Air France plane in Uganda.
• Mossad provided key intelligence.
Assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists (2000s–2020s)
• Mossad is believed to be behind targeted killings and cyberattacks (e.g., Stuxnet, Natanz sabotage).
5. Theft of Iranian Nuclear Archive (2018)
• Mossad agents stole a large trove of nuclear documents from a Tehran warehouse and smuggled it to Israel overnight.
Recruitment & Operations
• Mossad recruits from top universities and elite military units like Sayeret Matkal.
• It operates without parliamentary oversight on specific missions.
• Known for its bold, surgical operations and its ability to operate deep in hostile territory.
Mossad in Popular Culture
• Often portrayed in novels and films, such as:
• Munich (2005, Spielberg)
• Fauda (Netflix series)
• Books by Daniel Silva (Gabriel Allon series)
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