Yitzchak Chofi
Jitzchak Chofi ( Hebrew יצחק חופי , sometimes as Yitzhak Hofi ; born January 25, 1927 in Tel Aviv ; † September 15, 2014 in Ramat Gan ) was director of the Israeli secret service Mossad from 1974 to 1982 .
Life
In 1944 Chofi joined the Hagana and commanded a company during the 1948 War of Independence . He then held various command positions in the Israeli armed forces , including at the head of the Dow Tamari intelligence unit . In the 1973 Yom Kippur War he was the commander of the Northern Command . Shortly before he took office for the Mossad, Chofi was briefly the Israeli Chief of Staff in 1974.
Operation Entebbe , which was not carried out by the Mossad itself but was supported, fell under his leadership .
Web links
- Yaaklov Lapin: Former Mossad director Yitzhak Hofi dies at 87. Obituary in the Jerusalem Post of September 15, 2014 (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Tzwi Zamir |
Director of the Mossad 1974–1982 |
Nachum Admoni |
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| SURNAME | Chofi, Yitzchak |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hofi, Yitzhak |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli intelligence officer, director of the Israeli intelligence service Mossad |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tel Aviv |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15th September 2014 |
| Place of death | Ramat Gan |