Killing of Baruch Cohen

On January 23rd 1973, Baruch Cohen, Mossad Director of Operations against Palestinians in Europe was shot and killed by a young Palestinian contact in a cafe in Madrid. Cohen was an Arabic speaker on loan to the Mossad from the Shin Bet internal security service.[1][2][3]

Mossad then conducted a side operation, as part of Operation Wrath of God, to locate and kill Cohen's assassins, and at least three Palestinians involved in planning and carrying out Cohen's killing were assassinated.[4]

References
  1. "Previous Major Attacks Against Israeli Embassies and Diplomats With Israelis Shot". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  2. "Israel Says That Man Slain In Madrid Was an Agent". The New York Times. 1973-01-31. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  3. "Heroic Mossad Agent Buried". Israel National News. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  4. "The truth about the Mossad". the Guardian. 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
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