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Netanyahu’s Shin Bet chief appointee said to have told colleagues he’s against hostage deals
Maj. Gen. David Zini visits families of fallen Israeli soldiers during Memorial Day at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on April 30, 2025 (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
IDF Maj. Gen. David Zini, who Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed yesterday to become the next Shin Bet chief reportedly told colleagues during a recent military consultation that he is principally against hostage deals with Hamas.
“I’m against hostage deals. This is an eternal war,” Channel 12 quotes him as having said.
Haaretz reported that Netanyahu decided against promoting Zini last year to become his military secretary, telling confidants he thought Zini was “too messianic.”
Zini is a member of the national religious community.
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