It was not that long ago when the story of Prisoner X, Ben Zygier, dominated the Israeli newspapers. The report of the imprisoned Mossad agent who reportedly took his own life involved Australia and Israel, leaving Jerusalem in an embarrassing situation amid fears of highly classified information leaking to the media.

Channel 2 News reports on Tuesday night, the eve of 7 Tishrei 5774, that Israeli government officials have agreed to pay Zygier’s widow 4 million NIS in compensatory payment.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)