Mossad Gaza Operations Report Deepens October 7 Accountability Debate

A July 5 report disclosed that Mossad ran several significant operations against Hamas-linked Gaza mechanisms years before the October 7 massacre, despite later saying Gaza was not its assigned arena and that Shin Bet blocked action there. The operations consumed major funds, were exposed and failed, while specific secret details cannot be published and the censor approved the article. The disclosure tied to prior Mossad-related October 7 questions and to the need for a state commission; separate reports this weekend carried the same public inquiry demand from hostage families and protest leaders. Israel should investigate hard failures without weakening its intelligence services: a state inquiry can sharpen Mossad, Shin Bet and IDF coordination against Hamas.