Hamas Chief Killed: Last year, at midnight on October 7, Hamas terrorists carried out air strikes on Israel. More than 1200 people were killed in this attack. Since this incident, Israel has waged a war against Hamas. The Israeli army and its intelligence agency Mossad are continuously taking military action against Hamas in Gaza. After the Hamas attack last year, Mossad had vowed to wipe out Hamas. The murder of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniya in Iran’s capital Tehran is being linked to the same link.
However, Israel has neither taken responsibility for this attack nor issued any official statement on it. But it is believed that the murder of Ismail Haniya is an act of revenge by Israel. And it was carried out by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s secret agency Mossad. Ismail Haniya had come to attend the swearing-in ceremony of the President of Iran, when Mossad entered Iran and killed him. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a statement regarding the death of Ismail Haniya. In a statement issued on Wednesday morning, the army said, “The building where Ismail Hania and one of his bodyguards were living was attacked. Along with Ismail Hania, his bodyguard was also killed in this attack.
Had talked about taking revenge of 7th October
A few days after the attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists, David Barnia, chief of the secret agency Mossad, had said that his country is committed to eliminate all the major commanders of Hamas. David Barnia had warned a day after the killing of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in Lebanon in January this year that Israel would settle scores with the murderers and planners of the attacks who came from Gaza on October 7. David Barnia vowed to track down and kill Hamas leaders.
David Barnia had promised the country
David Barnia had also repeated this promise during the funeral of former Mossad chief Zavi Zamir. He had said that it will take time to eliminate Hamas, like the action after the Munich massacre, but wherever they are, we will find them. Every Arab mother should know that if her son participated directly or indirectly in the October 7 massacre, her blood will be responsible for him. This statement of David Barnia is also important because he was also involved in the ceasefire talks on behalf of Israel.
Barnia joined Mossad in 96, became chief in 2021
In 1996, David Barnia joined the Mossad. He commanded operational units in Israel and abroad while serving in the Jomet Division. For two and a half years he served as deputy chief of the Keshet Division, whose job is to monitor infiltration and targets. In 2013, he was appointed head of the Jomet division. When David Barnia was Chief of the Jomet Division, he was awarded four awards for national security. In 2019, he was appointed Deputy Chief of Mossad. In June 2021, he was made the Chief of Mossad. He took over this position from Yossi Cohen
Played an important role in the release of hostages
After the start of the war between Hamas and Israel, David Barnia pushed for an agreement with Hamas to ensure the release of Israeli hostages. On November 9, 2023, David Barnia met with CIA Director William J. Burns and met with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani. Possibilities of ceasefire and release of hostages were discussed. Apart from CIA chief Burns, David Barnia was also involved in the talks between US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Netanyahu regarding the release of the hostages.
David Barnia attended the Military Boarding School for Command in Tel Aviv and joined the Israeli Army in 1983.
Father had fled from Germany
When David Barnia’s father Joseph Brunner was three years old, his family fled Germany and settled in Israel. David Barnia was born in Ashkelon, Israel, and grew up in Rishon LeZion. After joining the Israeli Army, Joseph fought for the country and then worked as a Lieutenant Colonel. His mother, Naomi, was born in SS Patria and worked as a teacher and school principal.
Served in the army, later became a business manager
David Barnia studied at the Military Boarding School for Command in Tel Aviv and in 1983 he joined the Israeli Army, or IDF. He did his military service with the General Staff Reconnaissance Regiment. Later he studied in America. Earned a bachelor’s degree from New York Institute of Technology and an MBA degree from Pace University. After this he worked as a business manager in a bank in Israel