Mossad Director

New Mossad Chief Roman Gofman: 'Iranian Shiite axis suffered a tough blow'

Gofman said that during his term, the Mossad would continue to act in the shadows to develop new capabilities and strategies that would surprise Israel's adversaries.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with newly minted Mossad Director Roman Gofman.
Mossad Director Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman attends a ceremony marking the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle of the 7th Armored Brigade at the National Library in Jerusalem, on December 14, 2025.

Roman Gofman’s Mossad chief appointment signals a paradigm shift - analysis

MOSSAD CHIEF David Barnea attends a conference of the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) in Tel Aviv earlier this year. On Sunday, he met with US envoy Steve Witkoff and a senior Qatari official, says the writer.

Mossad Chief Barnea announces new deputy director with approval from Prime Minister Netanyahu

Roman Gofman, military secretary to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, waits before a joint press conference of US President Donald Trump and Netanyahu in the State Dining Room at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025

Editor's Notes: What the next Mossad chief tells us about Israel’s new elite - comment


'Israel must only go to war when the sword is up against its throat'

More than anything, Meir Dagan will be remembered as a brave man who did not hesitate to express his opinion, even if it meant that he butted heads with his superiors.

Meir Dagan, former head of Mossad, addresses a rally calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's defeat in the upcoming elections

Netanyahu praises Meir Dagan as ‘courageous fighter, commander’

Legendary Mossad director, identified with efforts to frustrate Iran’s nuclear program, dies after long battle with cancer at the age of 71.

Meir Dagan, former head of Mossad, addresses a rally calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's defeat in the upcoming elections

Dagan’s heroism

Although he had a reputation for stopping at nothing when it came to killing terrorists, Dagan himself told 60 Minutes in 2012 that he had never killed an unarmed man.

Meir Dagan

Meir Dagan: From the shadow of the Holocaust to the top of the Mossad

The former Mossad chief leaves behind a legacy of military and intelligence operations.

Meir Dagan (center) in Lebanon

Analysis: The challenges facing Israel's next Mossad chief

Faced with the unstable reality of brutal and religious terror organizations like ISIS, Yossi Cohen does not have an easy task.

PM Netanyahu and Yossi Cohen

At Jerusalem Press Club, ex-Mossad chief Halevy warns Iran against attacking Israel

Efraim Halevy calls Israel "indestructible."

Ephraim Halevy, the former head of the Mossad

'Ungrateful' Dagan attacking Netanyahu after PM saved his life, Likud's Akunis says

Netanyahu helped facilitate a liver transplant for former Mossad chief in 2012.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) embraces former Mossad chief Meir Dagan in 2011

Legendary Mossad operative behind some of spy agency's most daring operations dies at 87

Mike Harari created the Kidon unit - where he spearheaded special operations which specialized in assassinations, and sabotage.

Mike Harari

Former Mossad director Yitzhak Hofi dies at 87

Hofi served as Mossad director from 1974 to 1982; Ya'alon calls him a "brave and measured commander"; Netanyahu: He worked all his life on behalf of Israel's security.

Former Mossad chief Yithak Hofi

Le Mossad sur la sellette

Les temps sont durs pour l’agence de renseignement israélienne. Tamir Pardo qui la dirige est en milieu de mandat. Une bonne occasion pour faire le point

Tamir Pardo