Mossad
The Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations, popularly known as Mossad, is the national intelligence agency of the State of Israel. It is one of the main entities in the Israeli Intelligence Community, along with Aman and Shin Bet.
Some of the key events about Mossad
- 1954Botched operation in Egypt led to the "Lavon Affair" scandal and resignations in Israeli government
- 1960Successfully captured Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in Argentina
- 1968Obtained detailed plans of Soviet MiG-21 fighter jet
- 1973Mistaken identity assassination of an innocent waiter in Lillehammer, Norway
- 1976Rescued hostages from Entebbe Airport in Uganda
- 1981Destroyed Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor
- 1984Secretly airlifted thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel in Operation Moses
- 1986Unauthorized operation to kidnap nuclear whistleblower from Rome, Italy
- 1991Evacuated over 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel in Operation Solomon
- 1995Provided crucial intelligence that helped prevent a major terrorist attack in London
- 1997Failed assassination attempt in Jordan damaged Israel-Jordan relations
- 2004New Zealand passports scandal strained diplomatic relations between Israel and New Zealand
- 2007Destroyed a suspected Syrian nuclear facility
- 2010Allegedly disrupted Iran's nuclear program with the Stuxnet computer worm
- 2010Alleged involvement in the assassination of a Hamas official in Dubai using forged passports
- 2010Suspected role in Stuxnet cyberattack on Iranian nuclear facilities
- 2012Alleged assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists
- 2018Seized and smuggled Iran's secret nuclear archive out of Tehran
- 2018Accused of stealing nuclear secrets from Iran in a covert operation
- 2020Alleged involvement in the assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist near Tehran
Disclaimer: This material is written based on information taken from open sources, including Wikipedia, news media, podcasts, and other public sources.
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