Agency: Mossad (aka the Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations)

Creation Date: December 13, 1949

Legal Act: Israeli Law, Authorization and Organization Law of the Mossad, Enacted in 1949

Location of Headquarters: Tel Aviv, Israel

Person in Charge: (2023) Director (name not disclosed)

Number of Employees: (classified) – estimated to be over 7,000

Annual Budget: (classified) – estimated to be over $2 billion USD

Website: www.mossad.gov.il

Mission Statement: To collect and analyze intelligence information, conduct covert operations, and safeguard Israel's national security interests.

Stated Principles: Efficiency, Innovation, Effectiveness

Collection type: HUMINT (Human Intelligence)

Organization type: Governmental

Oversight Body: Prime Minister's Office, Government of Israel

Area of Operations: Global

Brief History: Established in 1949, Mossad operates under the direct authority of the Prime Minister's Office. It was founded with the purpose of protecting Israel's security and countering global terrorism.

Powers: Mossad is authorized to collect intelligence, conduct covert operations, and protect national security interests. It has no law enforcement powers within Israel.

Notable Operations:

Operation Wrath of God: Mossad's covert campaign to track down and eliminate individuals involved in the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre, where 11 Israeli athletes were killed by Palestinian terrorists.

Operation Opera: In 1981, Mossad conducted a successful airstrike on Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor, significantly impeding Iraq's nuclear weapons program.

Operation Orchard: Mossad allegedly played a role in the 2007 airstrike on a suspected nuclear reactor site in Syria, known as Deir ez-Zor.

Mossad's specific achievements and operations are often classified and shrouded in secrecy. The agency's dedication to intelligence excellence and its commitment to ensuring Israel's security have earned it a reputation as one of the world's leading intelligence agencies.