Mossad

October 29, 2025, 9:33 am

Mossad names IRGC commander behind local attacks

"The international community must unite to counter this threat, including with the use of powerful sanctions."

By AJN STAFF

Israeli journalist Ronen Bergman, speaking to a B'nai B'rith event in Melbourne.

January 1, 2025, 9:30 am

Israeli Intelligence Both Succeeds and Fails

The operation resulted in significant casualties, with 3,600 Hezbollah operatives injured from the pagers alone, according to Bergman.

By Bruce Hill

Illustrative: Mossad chief David Barnea attends a farewell ceremony in his honor, at the National Police Academy in Beit Shemesh, on July 14, 2024. (The Times of Israel: Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)

October 28, 2024, 1:58 pm

As Mossad head goes to Doha, Egypt proposes 2-day ceasefire for release of 4 hostages

While Hamas wants a comprehensive agreement that ends the war and keeps it in Gaza, Israel looks for initial deal to understand who calls shots after terror chief Sinwar killed.

By LAZAR BERMAN

Mossad director David Barnea at the conference at Reichman University.
Photo: Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90

September 20, 2023, 8:28 pm

Mossad chief’s warning on Iran

On Iran's nuclear program and a potential agreement with world powers that would see sanctions on Iran eased, Barnea urged the international community to "be on high alert".

By Emanuel Fabian

In this image released by the Italian firefighters, a helicopter searches for missing passengers after a tourist boat capsized in a storm on Italy’s Lago Maggiore in the northern Lombardy region, May 28, 2023. Photo: Vigili Del Fuoco via AP

May 31, 2023, 8:50 am

Israeli, Italian secret agents were on ill-fated party boat to swap intel

The Israeli victim of a boat capsize on an Italian lake has been named, as outlets suggest the 'birthday party' was covering up an operational meeting between Israeli and Italian intelligence agents.

A Spyder surface-to-air missile is fired in a test in an undated photograph. Photo: Israel Defence Ministry

April 17, 2023, 7:36 am

Leaked document says US can push Israel on Ukraine

A recent report said there has been a recent shift in Israel's stance, with a decision taken for the first time to authorise the sale of defensive military equipment to Kyiv.

By AJN STAFF

Chaim Topol in April 2015 in Tel Aviv. Photo: AP Photo/Ariel Schalit

April 14, 2023, 8:22 am

Chaim Topol’s family says he had a hidden role — as an operative for Mossad

Widow and children of famed ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ actor tell Haaretz about his exploits to assist the spy agency, using his star status to help out with surveillance operations

By TOI STAFF

Israeli spy Eli Cohen in Syria in the 1960s. Photo: PMO

December 13, 2022, 11:01 am

Spy’s final message

Inaugurating museum named for legendary secret agent, Barnea says Cohen was caught because his cables were ‘intercepted and triangulated,’ not because he transmitted too frequently.

By TOBIAS SIEGAL

From the WebAugust 19, 2020, 9:34 am

Mossad chief meets with UAE security head in Abu Dhabi

Mossad intelligence agency director Yossi Cohen met on Tuesday with United Arab Emirates national security adviser Tahnoun bin Zayed as the countries moved to normalise ties.

Yola Reitman was recruited by Mossad as an undercover agent to take part in Operation Brothers.

March 10, 2020, 11:42 am

Inside The Red Sea Diving Resort

Former Mossad agent Yola Reitman will headline a panel at UIA’s women division’s gala events in Sydney and Melbourne on March 15 and 18.

By Gareth Narunsky

Rafi Eitan speaks in the Knesset plenum in 2008. (Michal Fattal/Flash90)

March 25, 2019, 9:23 am

Legendary Mossad agent Rafi Eitan dead at 92

Rafi Eitan, the Israeli spy who led the team that captured Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann in Argentina and later was the handler of American spy for Israel Jonathan Pollard, has died.

Tamir Pardo (right) being interviewed by Yoav Limor at the JNF Annual Dinner at Sydney's Royal Randwick on September 6. Photo: Giselle Haber

September 15, 2017, 12:00 am

Standing ovation for Pardo at Sydney JNF Dinner

Former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo received a standing ovation from an audience of 850 at JNF's Annual Dinner at Sydney's Royal Randwick on September 6, which raised funds for the Park of Courage in Sderot, Israel.

By Shane Desiatnik

July 21, 2017, 12:01 am

Top speakers for JNF

FORMER director of Mossad, Tamir Pardo, and former US ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, are set to appear exclusively in Australia at JNF’s annual campaign in September.

Fighters from Hamas's Ezz-Al Din Al Qassam Brigades at Monday's memorial service for Mazen Fuqaha. Photo: EPA/Mohammed Saber

March 30, 2017, 12:01 am

Hamas vows revenge over Fudaha killing

HAMAS is threatening to settle a “new blood debt” against Israel, after the death of one of its top military leaders in what it claims was a Mossad assassination.

September 23, 2013, 12:00 am

Compensation for Zygier wife, children

MONEY paid by Israel to the family of alleged Mossad agent Ben Zygier (pictured) will go to his wife and children, The AJN understands.

By Gareth Narunsky

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