Ex-Mossad chief says ‘immediate’ need to free hostages warrants agreeing to ‘very long’ truce

Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen speaks at a conference of the Makor Rishon newspaper at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, February 21, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90/ File)
Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen speaks at a conference of the Makor Rishon newspaper at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, February 21, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90/ File)

Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen tells Channel 12 that there is an “immediate” need to secure the release of the hostages that warrants Israel agreeing to a “very long” truce with Hamas.

However, he clarifies that this does not mean that Israel should agree to end the war entirely.

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