Former Intel Chief Gen. Amos Yadlin on the endless rounds of Gaza conflict
While that has drawn criticism in some quarters, and calls for tougher actions, at least one former defense apparatus figure is praising the policy — Major General Amos Yadlin, former head of the IDF military intelligence directorate.
In a conversation with Mishpacha, Yadlin offers his assessment: “Israel is not headed toward a military operation in Gaza.”
It’s not as if there hasn’t been sufficient provocation. A missile was fired from Lebanon on Sunday night that landed in an open area near Kibbutz Matzuva in the western Galil. In retaliation, the IDF shelled the launch area for an hour and half, firing 50 shells, and the Lebanese side did not expect such a forceful response.
In addition, over the week of Pesach, seven rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel, some of which landed in open areas or in Gaza itself. The Southern Command advised the political echelon against retaliatory strikes in Gaza, reasoning that stopping the entrance of workers from Gaza would be more effective than another strike.
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