Mossad Muddle: 'Israel embarrassed as cover-up of 'Prisoner X' suicide fails'. (VIDEO)

The Israeli government has been forced to admit about the death of a man in custody, dubbed prisoner-X, who was linked to the country's Secret Service. The admission follows a report in the Australian press, which revealed a Melbourne man hanged himself in prison after months of being held in secret - over 2 years ago. The story had been originally hushed-up in the Israeli media, with the order reportedly coming from the very top. Columnist and senior correspondent for Israel's Haaretz newspaper, Amir Oren, says the entire situation is a source of embarrassment for the country.

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