Obituary: Binyamin Gibli

As director of Israeli military intelligence from mid-1950 to early 1955, Binyamin Gibli, who has died aged 89, was a key player in what was arguably his country's most debilitating political scandal, the Lavon affair. He was responsible for initiating an illicit campaign of bombing and sabotage against western targets in Egypt, and, having been forced to resign, he later admitted having forged documents that... [read full story]