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Apologizing to Alexander, Shin Bet chief tells ex-hostage he was freed ‘because of Witkoff, not us’
Channel 12 reports what it says are quotes from a meeting outgoing Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar held earlier today with former American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander.
Bar apologized to Alexander for failing to prevent his kidnapping on October 7.
“I want to apologize to you that you were taken captive, also because of us… and that you were released thanks to [US special envoy to the Mideast Steve] Witkoff and not thanks to us,” Channel 12 quotes Bar as having said.
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