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In the last year, three officers from Israel’s Mossad intelligence service have committed suicide, according to Israeli media.
On March 26, 2020, Mossad officer Ayalon Shapira was the first officer to commit suicide, according to Israeli Channel 12.
His father blamed his son’s death on psychiatric issues, claiming that the Mossad operative used to see a psychiatrist.
Three months after Ayalon’s death, a second suicide case was reported. Another Mossad agent committed suicide at his workplace nine months later, but no other details were provided.
Mossad stated in a statement that it is learning from these suicide cases and is seeking to enhance the systems and instruments at its disposal to avoid future suicides.
