# Zvi Zamir, head of Mossad during and after the Munich Olympics, died

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> **[Zvi Zamir, ex-Mossad chief who warned of impending 1973 Mideast war, dies at 98](https://apnews.com/article/israel-zamir-mossad-munich-egypt-war-obituary-1931837b4de8604ee430bed250499bbe#)**
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> The Israeli prime minister's office says Zvi Zamir, a former director of the Mossad spy service who warned that Israel was about to be attacked on the eve of the 1973 Mideast war, has died.

Not sure what forum is best for this so mods feel free to move. His leadership during the response to that attack, [Operation Wrath of God](https://www.britannica.com/topic/Operation-Wrath-of-God), was felt to be quick and brutal. For sure at one innocent was killed.

Hard to not draw comparisons to current times and the more Biblical style wrath today.

There are plenty of threads about the current events today but this passing seems timely and notable.