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 official, who is familiar with the details of the hostage deal, emphasized, "If there is no flexibility, there will be no deal.”
Exclusive reporting suggests that the communications attack was planned years.
Mossad Chief David Barnea has worked tirelessly to combat the threat posed by Iran and its proxies.
Iran's intelligence services established a unit to combat the activities of the Israeli Mossad in the country. Ahmadinejad claimed that the head of the unit was secretly a Mossad agent.
Iran has plotted at least twice as many terror attacks against Jews around the world since October 7. This is how the Mossad as been fighting Tehran's efforts.
Although the world has learned about a relatively small number of these incidents, there are far more that the world has no idea about.
The most precisely targeted anti-terrorist operation in history has shattered Hezbollah’s communication networks—and their minds.
Gallant did not take explicit credit, and Israel has been careful not to take public credit for the exploding beepers on Tuesday or the exploding devices on Wednesday.
The Kremlin condemned the attack on Hezbollah using exploding pagers, warning it could escalate into a broader regional conflict.
According to reports, as little as one to two ounces of the explosive material was implanted adjacent to the battery in each pager.
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