born in egypt to nathan and rose mosseri. in 1957 he made aliyah with his family to israel. served in the army in unit 8200. in the mossad, he served in part as a collecting officer in the "tzomet" division, responsible for recruiting and activating agents and was responsible for several branches of the mossad abroad. in 2006 he became head of the mossad's "tevel" division, the branch responsible for external relations with peer organizations around the world. in his capacity he was involved in activities related to gilad shalit, who was captured by hamas in june 2006.