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HaaretzSecurity

Mossad's Head of 'Caesarea' Unit Replaced Amidst Disagreements

Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba

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Hebrew · 1 newsroom

The head of the Mossad's "Caesarea" combat unit is being removed due to sharp disagreements with Director Roman Gofman. The Mossad states the official requested to leave, but internal sources claim he was forced out. This is the third such removal by Gofman in under six months, with a close associate set to take over.

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  • Mossad Director Roman Gofman is removing the head of the "Caesarea" combat unit due to disagreements.
  • Internal sources claim the unit head was forced to resign, contradicting the Mossad's statement.
  • This is the third senior official removed by Gofman in less than six months.
  • A close associate of Gofman is slated to replace the outgoing unit head.

The head of the Mossad's elite combat operations unit, known as "Caesarea," will be removed from his post in the coming days due to severe disagreements with Mossad Director Roman Gofman. While the Mossad claims the senior official requested to leave the position after a few months, sources within the organization told "Haaretz" that he was forced to resign and was effectively dismissed. This marks the third head of an agency Gofman has removed from his post in less than six months. The departing unit head will be replaced by a Mossad insider considered very close to Gofman.

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