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Boating incident in Northern Italy

Lake Maggiore boat incident
Lake Maggiore in 2009
Date28 May 2023 (2023-05-28)
LocationLake Maggiore, Italy
Deaths4

On 28 May 2023, houseboat Gooduria capsized in the Northern Italian Lake Maggiore, killing four people amongst the twenty-three on board. The incident attracted attention when it became clear that almost all of the people on board were associated with the Italian and Israeli national intelligence agencies.

Out of the four people who died, two had been currently working for the Italian Intelligence Service, and one for the Mossad. All people on board, except the captain and his wife, were employees or ex-employees of intelligence or defence services. The ten Israeli survivors were flown back to Israel on a military aircraft before questioning could take place.

The meeting on the boat had initially been described as a birthday party. Later reports connected the meeting to a joint operation relating to "Iranian non-conventional weapons capabilities". The agents had been investigating local industry and Russian residents of the region with ties to the Iranian military.

At the funeral of the Israeli agent, which was held in Ashkelon four days after the incident, Mossad director David Barnea gave a eulogy.

References

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  2. "Italy: Agents die when boat capsizes on Lake Maggiore". BBC News. 30 May 2023. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Lake Maggiore tour boat that sank was carrying Israeli and Italian security personnel". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  4. ^ Giuffrida, Angela; Holmes, Oliver (2 June 2023). "Lake Maggiore deaths: why were Italian and Israeli secret service agents on a boat in northern Italy?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  5. Balmer, Crispian; Chacar, Henriette (31 May 2023). Williams, Alison (ed.). "Dead Israeli agent flown home after Italy boat accident". Reuters. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Israel: Retired Mossad agent, still 'devoted to state security,' died on capsized boat". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  7. Nadeau, Barbie Latza (31 May 2023). "All passengers on boat that sank on Italy lake had worked for security or defense services". CNN. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  8. Rothwell, James; Squires, Nick (30 May 2023). "Retired Mossad agent and two spies drown in mysterious incident on Italian lake". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  9. "Report: Mossad Agent Who Drowned in Northern Italy Was Part of Mission Targeting Iranian Weapons". Haaretz. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  10. "Russian oligarchs and Iranian drones: New spy details about capsized boat in Italy". i24NEWS. 1 June 2023. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  11. Di Feo, Gianluca (2 June 2023). "Gli 007 naufragati al lago Maggiore e l'azione segreta contro i traffici di armi strategiche" [007s shipwrecked at Lake Maggiore and covert action against strategic arms deals]. la Repubblica (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  12. "Mossad agent who died in Italy boat capsizing laid to rest in Israel". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
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