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.
The death of Raisi and Amir-Abdollahian will undoubtedly cause great turmoil in Iran, however.
A Hamas-affiliated Telegram account took seriously an Israeli joke about a Mossad agent named "Eli Copter" being responsible for the crash, repeating the claim before deleting the post.
Rumors circulated throughout social media Sunday night into Monday morning alleging Mossad involvement in the helicopter crash.
Former Mossad Chief Yossi Cohen criticizes Biden's delay in military aid to Israel, emphasizing the need for freedom to combat terrorism effectively.
The Israeli government's long-standing policy of funding Hamas and the Gaza Strip to prevent outbursts of violence was a mistake, former Mossad director claims in interview.
Numerous sources have spoken about the ongoing hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, following a string of failed negotiations and interventions by Egypt and Qatar.
In addition, the Mossad wrote about its contribution to negotiations which led to the return of over 80 hostages in November.
The app, developed by Shin Bet investigators, was inspired by tactical intelligence gathered from Nokhba terrorists captured before the IDF's ground maneuver in Gaza.
A last-second check with other security establishment bodies might've led the IDF to believe that the strike near the Iranian Embassy in Damascus wouldn't go unanswered.
Hamas "continues to exploit tensions with Iran and seeks... escalation in the region," the PMO stated.
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