Killing of Baruch Cohen

On January 23, 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 Mossad assassinations following the Munich massacre, 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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