Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityWhile in the army, soldiers under Gofman recruited a 17-year-old for an intelligence operation. The minor spent over a year in jail after Gofman denied involvement, but the official in charge of the investigation told other senior officials that Gofman lied in his questioningShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeYaniv Kubovichand a 11:10 PM • May 13 2026 IDTA senior military official told colleagues that Roman Gofman, the designated Mossad director, lied to him during an internal military probe into an operation that recruited an Israeli teenager, senior army officers told Haaretz.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:MossadIDFIsraeli politicsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIraq-IsraelNetanyahu-Oct. 7Pizza Hut killingHezbollah DronesJonny GreenwoodHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu Secretly Visited UAE During Iran War, PM's Office ConfirmsBari Weiss Let Netanyahu Pick Interviewer for '60 Minutes,' Report SaysMicrosoft Israel Head Exits Amid Scrutiny of IDF Cloud Services UseThe First Dentist: How a Single Tooth Changes What We Thought About Neanderthals'Auschwitz Is Only Sleeping': What Ceija Stojka's Art Told Me About GazaRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Mysterious Copper Scroll and the End of DaysThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateZionism Didn't Go Wrong, It Was Always Built This Way