Overview
- The Mossad director, speaking Tuesday at Israel’s memorial day, said an operative known as “M” died abroad while carrying out operations against Iran.
- Israeli media then linked “M” to the May 28, 2023 Lake Maggiore sinking and identified his reported cover name as Erez Shimoni, whose body was buried in Ashkelon.
- The 16-meter boat Gooduria capsized in a sudden storm near Sesto Calende, killing Italian officers Tiziana Barnobi and Claudio Alonzi, the Israeli agent, and the skipper’s partner, Anya Bozhkova.
- A memorial plaque later stated the Italians died during a “delicate operational activity with foreign allied services,” and in 2024 skipper Claudio Carminati accepted a 4-year sentence for negligent shipwreck.
- Some outlets revived unproven sabotage theories involving Iran, yet no public finding has established hostile action, and the rapid exfiltration of surviving Israeli operatives left prosecutors with limited witness access.