Ronen Bar is the current head of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), the country's primary internal security service.
Alongside the senior General Staff officers, the list of officers who may retire from the IDF is reportedly quite long.
Nevertheless, Bar admitted that releasing terrorists, some of whom he personally arrested, was "very difficult."
Bar also said that the release of terrorists is expected to increase the motivation to carry out attacks in the West Bank.
"If the Chief of Staff and the Shin Bet chief are working around the clock in a conflict that has lasted over a year, how can they be subjected to such baseless attacks?" Cohen asked.
According to the sources, Netanyahu discussed this possibility following the flares that were fired near his home in Caesarea on Saturday.
Ronen Bar, the head of thee Shin Bet, has overseen the elimination of multiple terror figures posing threats to Israel's national security.
He accused National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and other coalition members of sometimes indirectly and sometimes almost explicitly encouraging the phenomenon.
Qatar and Egypt have been the main mediators for the deal with the help of the United States.
The PMO denied allegations that Hamas agreed to a deal and that negotiations stalled due to attempts by Israel to change conditions.
"If you release Abdullah Barghouti, who is serving 66 life sentences, you are releasing the next Yahya Sinwar," Amrosi said.
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