Mossad is 'trying to find solutions' to hostage issue, says Moshe Roth after reports that spy agency chief flew to Qatar
Mossad is ‘trying to find solutions’ to hostage issue, says Moshe Roth after reports that spy agency chief flew to Qatarare pursuing secretive negotiations with Hamas even as it aims to destroy the militant group in Gaza, while also preparing for a wider war“People in the Mossad are trying to find other ways besides the military operation to release the hostages, or some of the hostages,” Moshe Roth said.last weekend.
The families of more than 200 hostages held by Hamas have been putting pressure on Israel’s government to negotiate a deal for their release. The militant group has proposed an “everyone for everyone” exchange that would see 6,000 Palestinian prisoners released from Israeli jails. The New York-born lawyer and lawmaker also said the Israeli government is studying contingencies for a wider war, as the northern front with Hezbollah remains active and the Yemeni Houthi group – an ally of Iran – launches cruise missiles at Israel.“It’s not only Hamas – which will definitely have to be eradicated – but we also know the terror behind it.”If Israel does fight Iran directly, “then it will definitely be on a much wider scale, including many more forces,” Mr Roth said.
“We have seen in the United Nations very bad attitudes to Israel’s duty to protect its citizens. We don’t have the same leeway as other nations,” he claimed, citing the allies bombing of Germany and Japan in World War Two.
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