Roman Gofman
Roman Gofman is the Director of the Mossad and an Israel Defense Forces officer with the rank of Aluf
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Jun 6, 2026
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The new Mossad chief fired his deputy, the official Barnea had designated as his own successor and a key architect of the failed effort to topple the Iranian regime.
Yesh Atid supporters see this internal Mossad purge as emblematic of political loyalties overriding professional competence, especially damaging given the ongoing Iran confrontation and the collapsed regime-change strategy.