Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityMossad chief Gofman removed the heads of the agency's Intelligence Directorate and Iran Division following the failure. One source criticized Gofman's decision to dismiss the two senior officials, saying that he was a key supporter of regime changeShare 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 formatSubscribeMichael Hauser Tovand Jonathan Lis09:58 PM • August 06 2026 IDTMossad chief Roman Gofman has removed the heads of the agency's Intelligence Directorate and Iran Division from their positions amid the failure of efforts to topple the Iranian regime, Channel 12 News reported Thursday.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:MossadIranIsrael intelligenceIsrael - IranBenjamin NetanyahuCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesMichigan PrimaryWest BankNetanyahuLebanonDavid BarneaElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastEx-Likud Lawmakers Launch Party in Bid to Woo Right-wingers Opposed to NetanyahuAmerica First, Antisemitism Second: Tucker Carlson Floats Third PartyDon't Let the Price of Israel's Big Mac Get You DownU.K. Regulator to Probe Charities Over Funding of Israeli West Bank Settlements70-year-old Israeli Man Dies of West Nile Fever, Health Officials SayRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab Emirates'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedIt's No Wonder Israelis Want War. Violence Has Become a Source of JoyIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesFormer Mossad Chief Appointed to Lead U.S. Defense Technology Company