Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityAccording to information obtained by Haaretz, Gofman signed a conflict-of-interest agreement in recent days following his appointment as Mossad chief, in light of the agency's role in probing the affair, and another Mossad official will lead the probe in his placeShare 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 formatSubscribeJonathan Lis09:32 PM • August 27 2026 IDTMossad chief Roman Gofman will not be involved in formulating the agency's position on whether security offenses were committed in the Qatargate affair involving some of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior advisers, due to a conflict of interest stemming from his prior work with suspects in the case when he served as Netanyahu's military secretary, Haaretz has learned.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:QatargateMossadBenjamin NetanyahuQatarEgyptHamasShin BetIsraeli politicsIsrael intelligenceCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahuGaza Militias Hasan PikerWest BankOfer WinterUnited AirlinesPollHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIf Only Netanyahu's Rivals Were as Left-wing as He ClaimsIsraeli Weather Service Warns of 'Unprecedented' Storm Due to Super El Niño'I Still Have Nightmares': Freed Israeli Hostage Recounts Two Years in CaptivityAfter Likud Smear Campaign, Far-right Leader Vows to Back Netanyahu as PMSmotrich Vows to Judaize Arab-majority Areas 'Like in the West Bank'Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With IsraelBeing Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About It'Israel Is Sending Militias to Commit War Crimes – and I Have to Protect Them'David Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaBen-Gvir's Ambush Shook Netanyahu – and Unleashed a War for Right-wing Votes