According to an intelligence report, the Mossad ran several operations against Hamas in Gaza between 2020–2021, investing substantial funds — but every attempt was exposed and collapsed. The precise nature of the operations cannot currently be detailed. The report comes amid a broader reckoning over pre-October 7 intelligence failures.
A new intelligence disclosure has revealed that the Mossad conducted multiple covert operations targeting Hamas in the Gaza Strip during 2020–2021, and that all of them failed. The operations were not peripheral or minor in scope: the agency invested 'enormous sums of money' in these campaigns, according to the report. However, every operation was detected, exposed, and effectively burned by Hamas.
The source declined to detail the nature of the exposed activities, citing operational security constraints. The timing is significant: the failures occurred during the tenure of then-Mossad chief Yossi Cohen, who has since publicly discussed internal pre-October 7 debates about Mossad involvement in Gaza intelligence. As The Zioneer has previously reported, Cohen disclosed in July 2024 that he had proposed integrating Mossad into Gaza operations before October 7 — a proposal that was rejected by the Shin Bet chief and defense establishment at the time, who argued they had sufficient intelligence on Gaza.
The disclosure adds to a growing body of post-October 7 scrutiny of the intelligence community's pre-war performance. The precise scope of the failed operations, and their potential connection to the October 7 surprise attack, remain under analysis.
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