Overview
- Gofman would succeed current Mossad head David Barnea when his five-year term ends in June 2026.
- A career IDF major general, he has led the 7th Armored Brigade, the 210th Bashan Division, and the National Ground Forces Training Center, and serves as Netanyahu’s military secretary.
- He rushed to fight Hamas attackers on October 7, 2023 and was seriously wounded, a point cited by officials to highlight his frontline leadership.
- If confirmed, he would be the first director without prior Mossad service since Meir Dagan in 2002, a shift noted as significant by observers.
- Defense Minister Israel Katz publicly endorsed the choice, praising Gofman’s operational and intelligence experience.