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The '''Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations''' ({{lang-he|המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים|ha-Mosád le-Modiʿín u-le-Tafkidím Meyuḥadím}}), popularly known as '''Mossad'''{{efn|Also referred to as "the Mossad" ({{lang-he|הַמּוֹסָד|ha-Mosád}}, {{IPA-he|hamoˈsad|IPA}}; {{lang-ar|الموساد|al-Mōsād}}, {{IPA-ar|almoːˈsaːd|IPA}}; {{lit.|the Institute}}).}} ({{IPAc-en|UK|ˈ|m|ɒ|s|æ|d}} {{respell|MOSS|ad}}; {{IPAc-en|US|m|oʊ|ˈ|s|ɑː|d}} {{respell|moh|SAHD}}), is the national intelligence agency of the [[Israel|State of Israel]]. It is one of the main entities in the [[Israeli Intelligence Community]], along with [[Military Intelligence Directorate (Israel)|Aman]] (military intelligence) and [[Shin Bet]] (internal security).
Mossad is responsible for [[intelligence assessment|intelligence collection]], [[covert operation]]s, and [[Counterterrorism|counter-terrorism]]. Its director answers directly and only to the [[Prime Minister of Israel|Prime Minister]]. Its annual budget is estimated to be around {{Text|₪10 billion}} (US$2.73 billion), and it is estimated that it employs around 7,000 people, making it one of the world's largest espionage agencies.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-more-ops-more-secrets-more-money-mossad-s-supercharged-makeover-1.6410934 |title=A Golden Age for the Mossad: More Targets, More Ops, More Money |last=Levinson |first=Chaim |date=2018-08-26 |work=[[Haaretz]] |access-date=2019-07-02 }}</ref> The organization has been connected with many [[assassination]] plots across a variety of locations.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Staff |title=Mossad expert, ex-spies outline planning, challenges of targeted killings |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/mossad-expert-ex-spies-outline-planning-challenges-of-targeted-killings/ |website=The Times of Israel |access-date=20 May 2024}}</ref>
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