Ex-Israeli military and spy agency leaders say Netanyahu should end 'political' war in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should end his political war in Gaza, said former leaders of the Mossad spy agency and members of the military.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should end his “political” war in Gaza and bring the remaining hostages home, former leaders of the Mossad intelligence agency and members of the military told NBC News on Tuesday.
Unless Netanyahu changes "his attitude and his strategy, I think that to achieve an agreement will be very difficult,” Danny Yatom, who served as head of the Mossad, said Tuesday in a telephone interview.
Yatom, who was also then-Prime Minister Ehud Barak’s chief of staff and security adviser, is one several former leaders of the spy agency who backed a series of open letters to the Israeli government.
The former members of the military and the intelligence community, as well as reservists, are demanding an end to the war in Gaza in return for the release of at least 59 hostages who remain in captivity there.
Former Mossad Director Danny Yatom.Roman Vondrous / CTK via AP fileLess than half are believed to still be alive, according to Israeli officials.
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