US EditionFormer Shin Bet, Mossad heads urge Trump to 'compel Netanyahu' to end Gaza war
ISRAEL, AUG 5 – Former Israeli security chiefs say Hamas no longer poses a strategic threat and urge a ceasefire to end suffering and focus on hostage returns, after 22 months of conflict.
- Over 600 retired Israeli security officials have called on US President Donald Trump to encourage Prime Minister Netanyahu to halt the Gaza conflict and secure the release of hostages.
- The officials wrote after nearly 22 months of war, noting Hamas's deadly October 7, 2023 attack killed 1,200 and took 251 hostages, triggering Israel's Gaza offensive.
- Ami Ayalon, who once led Israel’s internal security agency Shin Bet, along with others, stated that the conflict began as a justified and defensive war but lost that status after Israel fulfilled its military goals against Hamas.
- The letter expressed the assessment that Hamas no longer represents a significant strategic danger to Israel and urged an end to the conflict, the release of hostages, and the alleviation of suffering.
- The call reflects rising international pressure amid worsening Gaza conditions, widespread destruction, aid shortages, and fears that further military action risks security, identity loss, and famine.
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