Yitzhak Hofi

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Yitzhak Hofi
State of Israel
Service branchHaganah, Palmach, Israel Defense Forces, Mossad
Service years1944–1948 (Haganah and Palmach)
1948–1974 (IDF)
1974–1982 (Mossad)
RankAluf

Yitzhak Hofi (Hebrew: יצחק חופי‎; 25 January 1927 – 15 September 2014) was a member of the Palmach, IDF General, chief of the Northern Command (Israel), and director of the Mossad.[1]

Life

Hofi was born in

Northern Command.[2]

In July 1976, Hofi lobbied strongly for a rescue mission to be mounted to save the large number of

katsas to survey the airport, and used contacts in Kenyan intelligence to allow the refueling of Israeli planes in Nairobi on the return journey.[citation needed
]

During his tenure as Director of the Mossad, Israel carried out Operation Opera, a surprise Israeli attack on Iraq's nuclear reactor in Osirak.[3] In addition, the Mossad under his command assassinated a number of Palestinian terrorists, including Ali Hassan Salameh, chief of operations for the Black September Organization.[4]

After retiring from the Mossad in 1982, Hofi served as director of the Israel Electric Corporation until 1990.[5]

He died on 15 September 2014.[5][3]

References

  1. ^ Makovsky, David; Olivia, Holt-Ivry (23 May 2012). "Command and Control". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  2. ^ Rabinovich, Abraham (24 September 2014). "Major General Yitzhak Hofi: Soldier whose gloomy assessments helped win the Yom Kippur War and who went on to serve as head of Mossad". The Independent. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b Morello, Carol (September 17, 2014). "Yitzhak Hofi, Israeli spy chief who helped in episodes of war and peace, dies at 87". The Washington Post.
  4. ^ Carol, Morello (19 September 2014). "Yitzhak Hofi, 87; Israeli general had key role in Entebbe raid". The Boston Globe.
  5. ^ a b Lappin, Yaakov (September 15, 2014). "Former Mossad director Yitzhak Hofi dies at 87". The Jerusalem Post.

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