Allied Intelligence — 2026-09-06

Mossad Director Gofman Denies Senior Post to Colonel G Who Headed Aman Operations Division on October 7

BLUFGofman's reversal on Colonel G trades one vulnerability for another, replacing the quid pro quo narrative with a documented record of inconsistent judgment that opponents can exploit in the unresolved Almakias affair.

Mossad director Roman Gofman told Colonel G, who headed Aman's operations division on October 7, that his loan period to the Mossad will not be extended and he will not continue in Israel's security establishment, according to a Channel 12 report first cited by N12/Mako and corroborated by Ynet and Behadrei Charedim 1234. Colonel G had submitted a classified Supreme Court affidavit fully backing Gofman's account in the Uri Almakias informant-handling affair, testimony reported to have cleared the way for Gofman's appointment as Mossad chief 12. N12/Mako reported that Gofman initially sought to keep Colonel G in the organization, contacting retired Maj. Gen. Sami Turgeman, who led the IDF's October 7 inquiry; Turgeman reportedly said he did not disqualify Colonel G from future service but that his responsibility for the October 7 failures could not be minimized, after which Gofman dropped the effort 24. Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir separately decided Colonel G will retire from the IDF; Mossad confirmed a retirement date will be set in the coming days, and Ynet noted Zamir's statement omitted the commendations given to other officers 3.

Analysis
Gofman's denial of a permanent post to Colonel G severs the appearance that his Supreme Court affidavit in the Almakias affair bought a Mossad career, but his prior lobbying of retired Maj. Gen. Turgeman on the colonel's behalf, reversed only after Turgeman declined to minimize his October 7 responsibility, invites continued scrutiny of Gofman's own judgment rather than settling it. Zamir's parallel move to force Colonel G's IDF retirement without the commendations given other officers marks him as the most senior Aman figure held accountable for October 7, treatment sharper than peers who merely lost command. Zamir's decision may instead reflect a pre-set administrative timeline rather than any reaction to the affidavit controversy. Reporting traces to a single N12/Mako break amplified rather than independently confirmed by Ynet and Behadrei Charedim, though Ynet adds an on-record Mossad statement and Zamir's own remarks as secondary corroboration.

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