Top "Israeli" intelligence official commits suicide

The Military Police are investigating whether the suicide committed yesterday was due to personal circumstances or his intelligence work, Haaretz reported.

The 43-year-old officer had served for many years in various posts in "Israeli" Military Intelligence's electronic intelligence-gathering unit.

Yesterday he came to workplace, which is in a base in central "Israel", as usual but after two hours in his office he shot himself in the head with his service gun.

Investigators have not yet confirmed that his death has been a suicide.

The "Israeli" newspaper has revealed that the suicide rate among the "Israeli" armed forces has been on the rise in the recent months.