Sri Lanka, April 13 -- Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's military secretary, was approved on Sunday to become the next director of the Mossad intelligence agency.

He will begin his five-year term as Mossad director on June 2, Netanyahu's office said in a statement, adding that the prime minister signed Gofman's official appointment letter.

The announcement came after the Senior Appointments Advisory Committee headed by former Supreme Court president Asher Grunis gave the green light to Gofman.

Most of the committee's report dealt with an incident that occurred in 2022 while Gofman was commanding the IDF's 210th "Bashan" Regional Division in the Golan Heights.

As commander, Gofman approved the use of a 17-year...