The head of Israel’s notorious intelligence agency, Mossad, claimed the group still has capabilities inside Iran that have yet to be deployed, according to the Times of Israel. Mossad boss David Barnea spoke during a recent awards ceremony,

"The broad interest of the Hamas leadership in Gaza is to avoid escalation," said the document. The Mossad, the national intelligence agency of Israel, published a detailed paper in which it was determined that Hamas is not interested in a military confrontation just two weeks before the October 7 attack,

For 12 days in June, the world watched as Iran and Israel traded blows. What came next was a brutal purge of spies and traitors.

Iran claims six militants killed in a southeastern clash were tied to Israel's Mossad; two arrested, most foreign nationals. No Israeli response to Tehran's accusations.

The Sword of Freedom, a new memoir by Yossi Cohen, former director of the intelligence service Mossad, provides a fascinating insight into both Israeli politics and the shadow land of espionage.