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A '''katsa''' is a field ] officer of the ],<ref>{{cite news |title=Mossad's licence to kill |date=17 February 2010 |work=] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/7254807/Mossads-licence-to-kill.html }}</ref> the national ] of ]. A katsa collects information and runs agents, similar to a ] of the ].

==Operation==
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The word ''katsa'' is a Hebrew acronym for ''Ktsin Issuf'', meaning "Collections Officer." There are typically 30–40 katsas at a time, operating around the world, mainly in ]. Most of the information being gathered for Israel is on the ].

==Organization==
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Katsas are organized under the Mossad Head of Operations, in a division known as ''Tsomet'' (intersection) or ''Melucha'' (kingdom). They are further split into three geographic branches:
*Israelis Branch: Includes the ], ], ], and the 'jumper' katsas who move between operations.
*Branch B: Covers ], ], and ].
*Branch C: Covers ], ], ], and ].

==Training==
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In searching for candidates, the Mossad administers a variety of ], as well as assessing their own current needs. If selected, a candidate must go through and pass the Mossad training academy, the ''Midrasha'', located near the town of ]. The Mossad academy is the official summer residence of the Israeli Prime Minister. There they are taught the ] of intelligence gathering for approximately three years. The main priority of training is to teach katsas how to find, recruit, and cultivate agents, including how to clandestinely communicate with them. They also learn how to avoid being the subject of foreign ], by avoiding car and foot ], by killing, and by preventing foreign agents from creating 'traps' at meetings. Once training is completed, trainees will spend an apprenticeship period working on varying projects before becoming full-fledged katsas.

==Known and possible katsas==
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*]: The author of '']'', which describes how he worked as a katsa for five years.
*]: developed close relationships with the political and military hierarchy of Syria during the early 60s and was later executed.
*]: Led a group of Mossad officers who mistakenly killed an innocent ] in the ] in 1973.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://israelspy.com/mossad-hit-teams-big-mistake-40-years-ago-wrong-man-killed-in-norway-new-reflections/|title=Mossad Hit Team's Big Mistake: 40 Years Ago, Wrong Man Killed in Norway — New Reflections|last=|first=|date=July 1, 2013|website=|access-date=}}</ref>
**Mossad officers also involved in Lillehammer affair:
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**] a.k.a. Leslie Orbaum
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**Michael Dorf
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**] a.k.a. Patricia Lesley Roxburgh
**] a.k.a. Ghost
*]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21679710-israels-new-spy-chief-will-also-need-be-diplomat-what-new-boss-mossad|title=What the new boss of Mossad means for Israeli foreign policy|website=The Economist|access-date=2017-05-06}}</ref>

==References==
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*Thomas, Gordon. Martin, Dillon. ''Robert Maxwell, Israel's Superspy: The Life and Murder of a Media Mogul''. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2002. {{ISBN|0-7867-1295-3}}

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