Ex-Mossad Chief: We have booby-trapped equipment all over the world | WATCH

Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen has unleashed a bombshell revelation on The Brink podcast, confessing to a sprawling, globe-spanning espionage empire built on booby-trapped pagers and manipulated devices, a shadowy operation stretching "to every country you can imagine," as reported by Israel Hayom.

Cohen’s disclosures ignite a firestorm, detailing how this ingenious "equipment manipulation" method, his brainchild from 2002-2004, has infiltrated enemy supply chains since the 2006 Lebanon War.

Yet, in a chilling twist, he admits a catastrophic failure to deploy it in Gaza before the October 7, 2024, massacre, exposing a blind spot that could have altered history.

Cohen, the mastermind behind the audacious 2018 heist of Iran’s nuclear archive, painted a breathtaking picture of Mossad’s reach. "You know how many treated equipment [sic] we have in these countries? You can’t. You don’t. I do," he declared with unshakeable confidence, dodging specific names but confirming the tech’s presence across every conceivable theater of conflict.

This isn’t just Hezbollah’s downfall, the September 2024 pager blasts that maimed dozens of operatives in Lebanon were merely a public glimpse of a decades-long operation. Images of ambulances racing to Beirut’s American University Medical Center and police sifting through wreckage of exploded devices underscore the operation’s deadly precision.

The genesis of this espionage titan traces back to Cohen’s ingenuity, forged with his tech division partner at Mossad. "If I know that Iran or other countries or organizations are buying something that I can be part of their supply chain, I will do," he explained, unveiling a strategy that embeds Israel deep within enemy logistics.

Its debut in the 2006 Second Lebanon War proved its mettle, a silent weapon in Israel’s arsenal that Cohen now lays bare with pride, though he cryptically notes its absence in Gaza. "Not Gaza. Not enough," he lamented, hinting that a stronger presence could have unveiled the Hamas plot. "If we had it, I mean, we knew something about them coming, right? I would have sold them everything. Just everything."

This admission casts a dark shadow over Israel’s pre-October 7 intelligence, a failure Cohen attributes to a brutal turf war with Shin Bet and the IDF. When he took Mossad’s helm, he saw Gaza’s intelligence as an "echo chamber," a hollow shell of insight.

He begged to seize control, desperate to wield his proven methods, but faced a wall of resistance. "I was blocked by Shin Bet, the equivalent of MI5, and the IDF Intelligence Directorate as well," he revealed, citing their arrogant refrain: "We’re okay, we don’t need you, we’re fine."

In his book, Cohen pulls no punches, stripping off the gloves to expose this clash, insisting, "The people should know Mossad’s position" and its unmatched 38-year legacy, a mission that cost him sleep but saved lives.

The fallout is seismic. Cohen’s subordinates and Shin Bet insiders corroborate the gaping intelligence void, a truth he hammered home pre-October 7: "We have nothing sufficient on the level of intelligence." The agencies’ silence on this damning fact only fuels his case.

As the nation mourns the October 7 toll, a day that might have been averted with his tools, Cohen’s revelations ignite a reckoning.

In a city marked by vigilance, this exposé is both a testament to Mossad’s global dominance and a haunting reminder of what was lost in Gaza’s shadows.

Israel Hayom contributed to this article.