Mossad chief Dedi Barnea revealed on Tuesday for the first time that a Mossad agent fell abroad in the line of duty.
Speaking at a Yom HaZikaron ceremony for fallen Mossad personnel, Barnea said: “On this day, I think of the Mossad’s fallen and their choice to contribute years of their lives to Israel’s security.”
“During Operation Roaring Lion, my thoughts and heart were filled with pride in the character and actions of M., who fell outside of Israel while fulfilling his duty.”
“The operations led by M. combined creativity, ingenuity, and advanced technology, and significantly impacted the success of the campaign against Iran,” Barnea concluded.
Although M. was involved in the ongoing battle against Iran, he died several years ago, and not in the recent war. He was killed in a boating accident on Lake Maggiore in Italy in May 2023, during a meeting that Italian media described as a gathering of intelligence personnel from Israel and Italy. Two Italian intelligence officers were also killed in the incident.
(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)
