In a cloak-and-dagger operation similar to a spy thriller, Israeli intelligence agency Mossad allegedly assassinated Wadie Haddad, a prominent member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), using a unique and untraceable method.
According to Israeli journalist Aaron Klein’s 2006 book Striking Back, Haddad was reportedly neutralized after consuming Belgian chocolates laced with a slow-acting poison.This nefarious plan didn’t stop at sweets—the same lethal substance was stealthily infused into his toothpaste, according to the Daily Star.
‘Agent Sadness’
Mossad assigned the mission to an agent known as ‘Agent Sadness,’ who had access to Haddad’s personal spaces. The agency reportedly replaced Haddad’s toothpaste with a visually identical tube containing a toxic substance developed by the Israeli Institute of Biological Research.
As a result, every time Haddad consumed a chocolate or brushed his teeth, a small amount of the poison entered his bloodstream, leading to a gradual and painful death. Reports suggest that Haddad spent his final ten days in a hospital, screaming in agony before being sedated and ultimately succumbing to the poison.
Who was Haddad?
Wadie Haddad was implicated in several high-profile attacks, including the 1976 Entebbe Hijacking of Air France Flight 139. The plane, originally bound for Paris from Tel Aviv, was diverted to Libya and Uganda. Israel responded with Operation Thunderbolt, a successful rescue mission led by Lieutenant Colonel Yonatan Netanyahu, who tragically lost his life during the operation.
On March 19, 1978, the East German intelligence agency, Stasi, airlifted Haddad to East Berlin, admitting him to a secret hospital under the pseudonym ‘Ahmed Doukli.’ Despite extensive testing, doctors were unable to identify the cause of his illness, although suspicions of rat poison or thallium poisoning were raised.
Haddad’s condition deteriorated, leading to severe hemorrhaging and a critically low platelet count. He suffered for ten days before passing away on March 29, 1978. Professor Otto Prokop’s autopsy revealed brain bleeding and pneumonia caused by panmyelopathy, but the exact cause of the poisoning remained a mystery for many years.
Did Mossad have a role in Hamas chief’s killing?
In a similar intelligence operation, Mossad allegedly recruited Iranian security agents to plant explosives in three rooms of an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) guesthouse where Hamas leader Haniyeh was staying, according to the Telegraph.
The explosives were detonated remotely at 2am on Wednesday, killing Haniyeh, who was in Tehran for the inauguration of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. The original plan was to assassinate Haniyeh during former Iran President Raisi’s funeral but was abandoned due to the presence of large crowds inside the building, which increased the risk of failure, as reported by the Telegraph, citing two Iranian officials.
According to Israeli journalist Aaron Klein’s 2006 book Striking Back, Haddad was reportedly neutralized after consuming Belgian chocolates laced with a slow-acting poison.This nefarious plan didn’t stop at sweets—the same lethal substance was stealthily infused into his toothpaste, according to the Daily Star.
‘Agent Sadness’
Mossad assigned the mission to an agent known as ‘Agent Sadness,’ who had access to Haddad’s personal spaces. The agency reportedly replaced Haddad’s toothpaste with a visually identical tube containing a toxic substance developed by the Israeli Institute of Biological Research.
As a result, every time Haddad consumed a chocolate or brushed his teeth, a small amount of the poison entered his bloodstream, leading to a gradual and painful death. Reports suggest that Haddad spent his final ten days in a hospital, screaming in agony before being sedated and ultimately succumbing to the poison.
Who was Haddad?
Wadie Haddad was implicated in several high-profile attacks, including the 1976 Entebbe Hijacking of Air France Flight 139. The plane, originally bound for Paris from Tel Aviv, was diverted to Libya and Uganda. Israel responded with Operation Thunderbolt, a successful rescue mission led by Lieutenant Colonel Yonatan Netanyahu, who tragically lost his life during the operation.
On March 19, 1978, the East German intelligence agency, Stasi, airlifted Haddad to East Berlin, admitting him to a secret hospital under the pseudonym ‘Ahmed Doukli.’ Despite extensive testing, doctors were unable to identify the cause of his illness, although suspicions of rat poison or thallium poisoning were raised.
Haddad’s condition deteriorated, leading to severe hemorrhaging and a critically low platelet count. He suffered for ten days before passing away on March 29, 1978. Professor Otto Prokop’s autopsy revealed brain bleeding and pneumonia caused by panmyelopathy, but the exact cause of the poisoning remained a mystery for many years.
Did Mossad have a role in Hamas chief’s killing?
In a similar intelligence operation, Mossad allegedly recruited Iranian security agents to plant explosives in three rooms of an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) guesthouse where Hamas leader Haniyeh was staying, according to the Telegraph.
The explosives were detonated remotely at 2am on Wednesday, killing Haniyeh, who was in Tehran for the inauguration of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. The original plan was to assassinate Haniyeh during former Iran President Raisi’s funeral but was abandoned due to the presence of large crowds inside the building, which increased the risk of failure, as reported by the Telegraph, citing two Iranian officials.