David Barnea
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David Barnea (spook) | ||||||||||
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Born | 29 March 1965 Ashkelon, Israel | |||||||||
Interest of | 'Open Hands' | |||||||||
Mossad director with a "fascination [for] technology and gadgets".
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David "Dadi" Barnea is since June 2021 acting Director of the Mossad; since 2019 he worked closely with his predecessor Yossi Cohen on "all of Mossad's top ops".[1] According to military.com in October 2021 his focus would be: "assassination and sabotage operations against the key figures and facilities of Iran's nuclear program, which Israel regards as an existential threat".[2] In September 2021 the Mossad killed one of Iran's top nuclear scientists with a remotely operated machine gun.[3]
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References
- ↑ https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-mossad-new-leader-david-barnea-fewer-assassinations-noise
- ↑ https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/10/20/mossads-new-boss-gadget-loving-killing-machine.html
- ↑ https://www.timesofisrael.com/mossad-killed-irans-top-nuke-scientist-with-remote-operated-machine-gun-nyt/