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'Marked for death': Israel draws up plan to kill Hamas leaders around the world

Countries like Qatar, Turkey, Iran and Russia have provided a haven to Hamas. Under its previous plans, Israel has been able to hunt down Hamas terrorists disguised as women in Beirut and tourists in Dubai

Vantage | How Israel's Unit 504 is uncovering Hamas presence in Gaza

Unlike Mossad and Shin Bet, Unit 504 has more presence on the ground and is engaged in more critical operations

Behind the scenes of the Israel deal with Hamas for the release of 50 hostages

Israel has okayed a hostage deal, which will allow the release of 50 women and children abducted by Hamas, followed by a four-day military truce. The agreement comes after weeks of hectic negotiations which involved a call from Joe Biden to the Qatar ruler saying time was up

Gaza Conflict: Mossad, CIA chiefs meet Qatar PM over release of Israeli hostages

Leading efforts to mediate between Hamas and Israeli officials for the release of hostages taken by Hamas terrorists when they rampaged into Israel on October 7, killing 1,400 people, have been made in Qatar, home to a number of Hamas political leaders

Israel's Mossad to wreak 'Wrath of God' on Hamas once again after 50 years?

NILI is supposed to track down and deal with Hamas members responsible for the attack. This type of operation isn't unusual for Mossad, whose job involves dealing with threats to Israel

Netanyahu’s Golda Meir moment: Ignorance, distraction, deception, poor intelligence

In both the Yom Kippur War and the Hamas attack, it was a combination of intelligence and policy failure

Shadow Warrior | Does the war in Israel mark the end of Pax Occidentalis?

The end of Pax Americana or Pax Occidentalis may be here but this does not make the world a nicer or easier place

FP in Israel: How did famed Israeli intelligence fail so miserably?

Israel spends billions of dollars on intelligence

Mossad, Aman, Shin Bet: How Israel’s intelligence agencies failed to prevent Hamas attack

Israel has three major agencies – Aman, Mossad and Shin Bet. While Aman provides military intelligence, Mossad handles foreign spy affairs and Shin Bet takes care of domestic security. Experts are baffled by the failure of the agencies, thought to be the best in West Asia, to prevent the attacks

What went wrong? Questions emerge over Israel's intelligence prowess after Hamas attack

Israel's intelligence agencies have gained an aura of invincibility over the decades because of a string of achievements. But the weekend's assault, which caught Israel off guard on a major Jewish holiday, plunges that reputation into doubt and raises questions