Wired for War: The German spymaster caught in Mossads web

Germany’s former spymaster August Hanning, who led the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) from 1998 to 2005, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with espionage, disclosure of state secrets and treason. Prosecutors allege he bought classified material from a former BND aide, “Manfred D,” who allegedly stayed in the agency after Hanning’s departure. Authorities say Hanning obtained nearly 2,000 BND documents between 2010 and 2022 and later used them in his work as a private security consultant. Investigators also link Hanning to a kidnapping plot involving Christina Block in Hamburg, with alleged connections to Israeli intelligence figures Yaakov Perry and Danny Yatom.