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- On April 12, 2026, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu named Major-General Roman Gofman as Mossad chief.
- Gofman will assume the role on June 2, 2026, succeeding David Barnea.
- Born in Belarus, he immigrated to Israel at 14 and has a military background.
- He was wounded during the Gaza war after Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack and supports Netanyahu's nationalist views.
