Outgoing Mossad chief oversaw expansion of covert operations against Iran and Hezbollah, report says
LONDON: Outgoing Mossad chief David Barnea transformed Israel’s spy agency into a force capable of influencing conflicts across multiple fronts in the Middle East, according to a wide-ranging report published by the Jerusalem Post as he concluded his five-year tenure.
The report, published on Saturday, was based on interviews with current and former Israeli intelligence and military officials. It portrays Barnea as the architect of a significant shift in Mossad’s role, expanding it from conducting limited covert missions to playing a central role in operations targeting Iran, Hezbollah and other regional adversaries.
Among the most notable claims in the report are new details surrounding the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut in September 2024.
According to the JP, local Lebanese agents recruited by Mossad were involved in gathering intelligence and planting targeting devices that helped facilitate the Israeli strike that killed Nasrallah and several senior Hezbollah commanders.
