ONE ISRAELI AND TWO Italian intelligence officers are among the victims of a boating accident in northern Italy. Local reports indicate that the incident occurred last Sunday evening, when a passenger boat named the Gooduria capsized and sank rapidly in Italian territorial waters.
The boat was on a sightseeing trip near
the Italian shoreline of Lake Maggiore, a popular destination situated
on the southern side of the Alps between Italy and Switzerland.
It has been reported
that nearly all of the approximately two dozen passengers aboard the
Gooduria were current or former members of the Italian and Israeli
intelligence services. These individuals were believed to have
collaborated professionally as intelligence officers and had gathered
for “a convivial meeting to celebrate the birthday of one of the group”,
according to a statement issued by the Italian government.
It is worth noting that some Italian news outlets have expressed skepticism about the precise nature of the gathering. An article in the Italian daily Corriere della Sera suggested that “the gathering was a working meeting of intelligence agents”. Another Italian daily, La Stampa,
said that the gathering was “an opportunity to exchange information
between agents of the two countries”. These claims have not been
confirmed by the Italian and Israeli governments.
Italian authorities have stated that no
foul play is suspected in the accident. Instead, it is believed that
inclement weather, possibly coupled with overcrowding onboard the
Gooduria, contributed to the incident. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of Israel released a brief statement on Sunday acknowledging the death
of a retired member of the Israeli intelligence services, without
identifying the victim by name or professional title. However, local
media reports have identified the deceased as Shimoni Erez, 50, a recent retiree from the Mossad, Israel’s external intelligence agency.
The two Italian victims of the accident
have been identified as Claudio Alonzi, 62, and Tiziana Barnobi, 53,
both of whom were intelligence officers. Additionally, among the
casualties was a Russian national named Anna Bozhkova, 50, who was
reportedly the wife of the captain of the Gooduria. Following
the capsizing of the boat, Israeli diplomats promptly arranged for the
immediate evacuation of ten active Israeli intelligence officers from
Italy. They were swiftly removed from regional hospitals and transported
back to Israel via a military flight.
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