Roman Gofman

New Mossad head Gofman engaged in firefight with terrorists on Oct. 7, security footage reveals

Gofman was later hit by gunfire, wounded, and evacuated to Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon for further treatment.

|ByYANIR YAGNA
Roman Godman on a backdrop of an Israeli soldier in Kfar Aza on October 7, 2023.
Ronen Gofman at a ceremony while commander of the IDF's 210th Division, September 2022.

'Danger to Israel’s national security': Elmakayes warns against Gofman's Mossad appointment

Elmakayes was 17 when Shin Bet detained him for over a year after intelligence officers from the IDF's 210th Division, then headed by Gofman, passed him classified information to publish on Telegram.

|ByHODAYA RAN
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

Roman Gofman’s appointment as Mossad director highlights a deeper change in Israel’s power elite and the religious ideas guiding it.

|ByZVIKA KLEIN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shaking hands with Maj.-Gen.Roman Gofman.

Netanyahu taps military secretary Roman Gofman as next Mossad chief in surprise move

PM's appointment comes as a surprise as he overlooks leading candidate 'A' • Mossad sources highly circumspect regarding what to expect during Gofman's term

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB