Tel Aviv, Dec. 5 -- The Mossad will have a new Director after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that his Military Secretary, Maj-Gen Roman Gofman, is his choice to lead Israel's intelligence agency. The appointment comes ahead of the scheduled conclusion of current Mossad Chief David Barnea's five-year term in June 2026.

"Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman is an officer of great merit," Netanyahu said in a statement. "His appointment as the Military Secretary to the Prime Minister in the midst of the War of Redemption proved his exceptional professional capabilities, from his rapid entry into the role to his immediate and significant involvement in the seven theatres of the war. His success is our success."

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