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600 Retired Israeli Security Officials Urge Trump to Pressure Israel to End War in Gaza

HeadlineAug 04, 2025

A group of 600 retired Israeli security officials have written a letter to President Trump to urge him to pressure Israel to end the war. Signatories include three former heads of Mossad.

In Gaza, a grieving mother shared this message for Trump after Israeli forces fatally shot her 16-year-old son while he was seeking aid.

Manal Massoud: “Trump wants us to send a thank-you letter. What thank-you letter does he want us to send him? Let him come and see my little son, a child. This is my third son. A month ago, one killed, and this third one killed today. He went to get food and drink, soaked in blood. Go see the flour thrown and filled with the blood of people who were killed and the martyrs lying there.”

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