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Ibrahim Shaheen and Inshirah Moussa
Palestinian and Egyptian couple who were Israeli spies
Ibrahim Shaheen (1929-1974; Arabic: إبراهيم شاهين) and Inshirah Moussa (1937 - 24 November 2021; Arabic: إنشراح موسى) were an Egyptian couple who worked for the Israeli intelligence service Mossad from June 1967 until their arrest in 1974.[1][2] The couple provided Israel with the intelligence that led to the assassination of Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Abdul Munim Riad on 9 March 1969 while he was on an official visit to a position near the Bar Lev Line.[3]
Ibrahim Shaheen, originally a low-level civil servant of Palestinian origin residing in El Arish, was demoted from his position due to disciplinary issues and faced financial hardships. [3] Following the Israeli invasion of the Sinai Peninsula in June 1967, Shaheen approached the Israeli military authorities in the region to request a travel permit to return to Egypt, where his children resided, and sought assistance for his dire financial situation exacerbated by the ongoing war. [3] In return for financial compensation, Shaheen agreed to provide intelligence to Israel, initially receiving US$70 per month, a sum that eventually increased to US$2,500 monthly. From 1967 to 1974, Shaheen and his spouse operated a home appliances store in Egypt, living comfortably and traveling often both domestically and internationally under assumed identities and with Israeli passports, which facilitated the concealment of their international movements.[3]