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born: 1926-10-22
category: Military
died: 2020-10-08
location: Istanbul, Turkey
summary: Major General Shlomo Gazit was the Director of Israeli Military Intelligence.
tags:
- Person
- Military
- Israel
- General
---

Major General [Shlomo Gazit](/people/shlomo-gazit/) was the Director of [Mossad](/organizations/mossad/). He commended [Ari Ben-Menashe](/people/ari-ben-menashe/) and other members of the [Unit 8200](/organizations/unit-8200/) Iranian desk after they successfully broke the [Iranian](/places/iran/) diplomatic code.[^1]

[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.