Former Mossad Chief Yossi Cohen Details Intelligence Successes and Criticizes UK PM's Stance on Israel
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First reported by Ynet · 17 hours ago
What happened
Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen praised Israeli-British intelligence cooperation and criticized UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham's stance on Israel. He revealed long-term operations against Hezbollah, admitted intelligence failures before the October 7 Hamas attack, and discussed psychological tactics against Iran. Cohen ruled out running in the upcoming Israeli elections but did not dismiss future political involvement.
- 01Yossi Cohen highlighted strong Israeli-British intelligence cooperation thwarting many UK terror attacks.
- 02He sharply criticized UK PM Andy Burnham's criticism of Israel's Gaza war conduct.
- 03The Hezbollah communication sabotage operation was developed over 25 years using human and tech intelligence.
- 04Cohen admitted Israeli intelligence lacked human intel before the October 7 Hamas attack.
- 05He described psychological operations against Iranian nuclear scientists, including sending warning flowers.
- 06Cohen will not run in the October Israeli elections but left open future political possibilities.
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