"Mossad announcement" outraged quite a few elements in the war cabinet and the professional ranks, that is, the security system. According to many and varied factors in the system, the picture that emerges from this message is not correct.

Some members of the War Cabinet believe that there is room for the negotiations to continue. "If there is anyone who refuses to talk now, it is the Israeli side," says one senior official. "The Mossad announcement twists the data," says another.