US EditionFormer Mossad Official in Hostage Deal Talks Under Investigation for 'Qatargate' Affair
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NOT GOOD: Former Mossad Official Linked to Qatargate Attended Hostage Negotiation Meetings
A former Mossad official under investigation in the so-called “Qatargate” affair took part in meetings of Israel’s hostage negotiation team during the first two weeks of the current war — at times representing the Mossad itself — according to a report Monday by Kan. The official, identified only as “Shin,” acknowledged to Kan that he had business ties with Qatar and claimed he informed both the Mossad and Maj. Gen. Nitzan Alon, the IDF’s lead en…
Report: Ex-Mossad official gave services to Qatar while on Israel's hostage talks team
The Mossad was reportedly unaware of the ex-official's contacts with Qatar, despite his claim that he had informed the agency. He is the second former Mossad employee to be investigated in the Qatargate affair, which Haaretz broke last November
A highly unusual case: An Israeli senior official, who worked for the Mossad and was previously investigated in the "Qatar-Gate" affair, participated in the negotiations of the negotiating team for the release of the hostages at the beginning of the war, as reported this evening (Monday) in Kan News. According to the publication, the former senior official worked in parallel with his membership in the Qatari security forum, other members of the…
Report: Former Mossad Officer Investigated in Qatar Affair Worked for Doha While on Negotiating Team
According to the report on Kan 11, the senior official, whose interrogation was allowed to be published at the request of Haaretz, served at the beginning of the war as the Mossad representative in the negotiations team's discussions held in Israel. It was also reported that the Mossad was unaware of the senior official's connections, even though he claims to have informed the organization about it.
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