Regular Gazans joined Hamas in the mass murder of Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen said on Monday, calling for the siege of the coastal enclave to continue.
"Do not blink in the closure, do not blink in the blockade. Bringing water into the Gaza Strip is the first blink in Israeli policy," he remarked during an interview on Monday with Reshet Bet, in reference to Israel's decision on Sunday to turn on the taps in southern Gaza in an effort to encourage residents to leave the north ahead of an expected Israeli ground operation.
"Israel tried with all its might to reach a settlement, and we found a population mobilized against the State of Israel. Therefore, do not blink in the siege, except for introducing essential needs to the civilian population. It is impossible to correct the mistakes of the past, but we can say 'no more cement materials, fuel, and production,'" he continued.
"The analogy to Gilad Shalit is incorrect," he said, referring to an Israeli soldier held captive by Hamas in Gaza for five years, whose release was secured in 2011 in exchange for the release by Israel of 1,027 security prisoners. In an interview on Saturday with Channel 13's "Meet the Press," Cohen accused Iran of involvement in the massacre, during which Hamas killed at least 1,400 people and wounded more than 3,500.
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