Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the top appointment. But little is known about the mysteriously-named "D" who will head-up the secretive intelligence agency.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday chose the next director of the Mossad spy agency, known only as "D" to replace Yossi Cohen.
"D" is the former deputy director of Mossad, the unit responsible for intelligence collection, covert operations and counter-terrorism in Israel.
"D" had served in the role for two years.
Israel does not customarily disclose the names of top Mossad personnel for security reasons. But Cohen is widely seen as having a more prominent public profile than many past chiefs of the foreign intelligence service.
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Update #1: Netanyahu taps deputy Mossad head as spy agency’s next chief; doesn’t tell Gantz (Times of Israel)
Update #2: Netanyahu to appoint deputy Mossad head as next Mossad Director (Jerusalem Post)
WNU Editor: Its strange not to know the identity of the person running a spy agency.
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Actually, the head of the Mossad and the Sh”B were censored in Israel as a matter of course until the mid 90s
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