Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reported on the appointment of David Barnea to the post of new head of the Ministry of External Intelligence “Mossad”, are transmitted to the Isril media.
56-year-old Barnea will change the current Chief of the Special Services of Yoshi Cohen, who will resign on June 1 after 38 years of service.
In the IDF (Israel Defense Army), David Barnea served as a fighter of the intelligence shelf of the General Staff. On the service of Mossad Barnea entered in 1996, was a commander of operational units in Israel and abroad. From 2013 to 2019, he commanded the “Knot” division in Mossad. From 2019 to this day, Barnea held the post of deputy head of Mossad.