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This is the first authoritative history of the Mossad, Shin Bet, and IDF targeted killing programs. The Talmud says: "If someone comes to kill you, kill him first." This instinct to take all measures, even the most extreme means, to protect the Jewish people is deeply rooted in the DNA of Israel. After the establishment of the state, this became the responsibility of the Israeli intelligence services and armed forces. Israel is the undisputed global leader in many weapons technologies. There is another method used to deal with the most serious threats that also attracts the attention of the world, and that is targeted killing. Hunting down Nazis around the world, solving frequent hijackings, killing identified terrorists, and assassinating dangerous personnel such as enemy nuclear physicists and biochemists... So far, Israel has used countless targeted killings against enemies large and small. Targeted killings require cross-departmental coordination, precise planning and arrangements, and operators must also be skilled in all kinds of martial arts. Even so, face-to-face assassinations may be subject to objective surprises, and the success may be undone due to momentary hesitation on the part of the operators. However, with the development of science and technology, the executors of targeted killing operations have become drones. Operators can walk into office buildings like ordinary office workers, press buttons with expressionless faces, and end lives... In short, this method of killing to stop killing has plunged Israel into a protracted retaliation with various armed forces. The casualties are increasing, and relations with neighboring countries and regions have always been tense. The author Bergman is known as "Israel's best investigative reporter."