Mossad allegedly tried abducting Hamas operatives in Malaysia with Malaysian surrogate agents. It failed!

This was probably not one of the finest hours of the fabled Mossad! Or Mossad was not even involved in this operation. I suspect the latter.

"... Four Malaysian mercenaries allegedly operating on behalf of the Mossad drove up to two Palestinian nationals, who were reportedly computer programming experts. They dragged one into the vehicle – warning the other to stay away – and drove him to a secretive location ...
Malaysian security forces freed the two Palestinian men and arrested the alleged Mossad operatives 24 hours later ...

Hamas has set up a network of satellite offices across the world – a network that reaches as far as the southeast Asian nation of Malaysia. During the Israeli-Hamas conflict in May 2021, the IDF announced that its policy was to target Hamas activists anywhere. Malaysia was noted specifically, as Hamas has built a social media propaganda apparatus there.

Malaysia, which does not have formal ties with Israel, has been seen as sympathetic to the Palestinians. ..."

Report: Mossad tried abducting Hamas operatives in Malaysia - Israel News - The Jerusalem Post The abduction-style capture of the Gazan man, whose ties to Hamas were subject to a Mossad investigation, ended in the arrest of the Mossad agents.