550+ Israeli ex-security chiefs urge Trump to end Gaza war
In a striking development, over 550 retired Israeli security officials, including former chiefs of the Mossad, Shin Bet, Israel Police, and the IDF, have called on U.S. President Donald Trump to intervene and help bring an immediate end to the Gaza war. The open letter, organized under the Commanders for Israel’s Security (CIS) umbrella, argues that Hamas no longer constitutes a strategic threat to Israel—and urges Trump to use his unique standing among Israelis to “press Prime Minister Netanyahu in the right direction: end the war, return the hostages, stop the suffering”. “Ami Ayalon, former Shin Bet director, summed up their position sharply: ‘At first this war was a just war … but when we achieved all military objectives, this war ceased to be a just war’”. Similarly, former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo warned that continuing the war "is pushing […]