How powerful is Mossad, one of the four major intelligence organizations in the world?

Mossad, the full name of Israel Intelligence and Special Mission Bureau, was established by the Israeli military in 1948, and is famous for its boldness, radicalism and secrecy. Together with the US Central Intelligence Agency, the Soviet National Security Council and the British MI 6, it is also known as the "four major intelligence organizations in the world". Since its establishment, Mossad has carried out many successful actions that shocked the world. Its success has become a legend in the history of world intelligence.

As the Jewish prophet Maimonides said, "If the enemy wants to kill you, you should kill the enemy first." Mossad is such a group of "mysterious people". "They are everywhere. They are everywhere. Victory cannot be publicized, and failure cannot be explained." In such a harsh organization, the conditions for recruiting agents are extremely strict: they must be Jews and serve in the Israel Defense Forces; Have an overseas background, be familiar with English and many European languages; Accept psychological tests and background surveys for several months; All friends made after the age of 1 will be questioned.

Mossad's activities are very extensive, and everything related to Israel's national security belongs to its boundaries, and its intelligence gathering ability is very strong. Agents lurking outside the country mainly enter the core and secret departments of the host country to steal information. Intelligence is mainly military intelligence, supplemented by political intelligence. Military intelligence is used to maintain a strong force to deal with the national survival crisis caused by the hostility of Arab countries; Political intelligence is used to assist Israel's diplomatic decision-making.

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Mossad's famous action: On June 27th, 1976, an Air France passenger plane flying from Tel Aviv to Paris was hijacked to Entebbe Airport in Uganda by four former members of the Palestinian People's Liberation Front while stopping in Athens. Of the 248 passengers, 17 Jews were taken hostage in exchange for 53 Palestinians held in Israel and three other countries, while others were released. The hijackers claimed that if Israel did not agree, the hostages would be executed in batches.

The hostages were held in an abandoned building at Entebbe airport. There are more than 6 Ugandan soldiers guarding the building, and there are more Ugandan armed forces inside and outside the airport. The distance between Israel and Uganda is more than 4, kilometers, and the air flight time is 6-7 hours. There are all countries that are not friendly to Israel and there is no place to stay.

Mossad planned an unprecedented rescue plan, code-named "Operation Thunderbolt", that is, a special task force consisting of three Hercules transport planes, two Boeing 77s, 18 Mossad agents, special forces officers and medical staff flew to Entebbe airport, and managed to snatch the hostages back. After seven hours of ultra-low altitude flight, the special task force arrived at Entebbe airport.

It took them only 1 minutes to capture the building, 2 minutes to rescue the hostages, 1 minutes to check the end, and 1 minutes to board the plane and take off. The hijackers and 5 Ugandan soldiers guarding the building were killed. On the Israeli side, except for one hostage who was killed, commander Johnathan was shot through the heart from behind when he was evacuating, becoming the only armed agent killed in this operation.

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