Mossad

The Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations, popularly known as Mossad, is the national intelligence agency of the State of Israel. It is one of the main organizations in the Israeli intelligence community, along with Aman (military intelligence) and Shin Bet (internal security).

Mossad is responsible for intelligence collection, covert operations, extrajudicial killings and counterterrorism. Its director answers directly and only to the prime minister. Its annual budget is around ₪10billion (US$2.73billion), and it employs around 7,000people, making it one of the world's largest espionage agencies. The organization has orchestrated many assassination plots across a variety of locations.