The intelligence man, known by his nickname from the Palmach period "Abu Sahik", died at the age of 96 • Among other things, he served as an undercover detective in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan
The late Yitzhak Shoshan
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The Palmach Archive
Yitzhak Shoshan, an intelligence and intelligence man known by the Palmach period as "Abu Sahik", died yesterday (Monday) at the age of 96. Shoshan, who was born on April 19, 1924 in Aleppo, Syria, named Zaki Shashu, immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1942 and enlisted To the ranks of the Palmach.
As part of his service, he joined the Palmach's Arab Department, the Hashahar Department, and was undercover for taking part in many operations, including the destruction of an Arab car bomb in Haifa and the assassination attempt on Sheikh Nimer al-Khatib, who was the right hand of Jerusalem Mufti Amin al-Husseini. .
In May 1948, Haganah activists staged his arrest, and Shoshan was taken dressed as an Arab to a detention camp where Arab gangs were active.
He went with refugees to Lebanon and acted as an undercover detective in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan.
His name in Beirut was Abdul Karim Muhammad Sidki, and as part of his activities he passed on important intelligence material with his friends and participated in many covert operations, thus taking part in establishing an infrastructure for Israel's intelligence service in Arab countries.
Shoshan returned to Israel in 1950 and served in various units of the Intelligence Corps.
He was one of the founders of Unit 269 of Unit 504, which eventually became a General Staff patrol. In 1966 he was loaned to the Mossad, served in the Caesarea Division (the Mossad's Special Operations Division), and worked there until his retirement in 1982 in a variety of positions. Operational and command, most of which are still in decline.
After his retirement, he volunteered at the institution and taught in security settings.