A destructive process of crumbling national unity is underway here in a time of crisis, says Yoez Handel. The great spirit that comes from the battlefield, the tremendous achievements in the offensive battles, the bereaved and wounded families.

It's like nothing touches them. Absurdly, it is the Israeli government and the Israeli Knesset that interfere with fighting, he says. Handel: Victory on the battlefield is not a press conference where a man in a suit declares that he is fighting Hamas.