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Ganz aligned himself with Netanyahu's position, and found it difficult to provide significant moves in the operation in Gaza

Defense officials say that if the defense minister had backed the generals' advice to Mecca before firing on Jerusalem and did not align himself with the prime minister's position, a broad campaign would have been avoided.

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• Yahya Sinwar

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Amir Bohbot

Saturday, 22 May 2021, 21:07 Updated: 21:38

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Ganz and Netanyahu in a statement after the "Guardian of the Walls" yesterday in the Kirya in Tel Aviv (Photo: Government Press Office, Amos Ben Gershom)

Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar surprised security officials when he decided today (Saturday) to leave the bunker, after less than 48 hours since the beginning of the ceasefire with Israel. For comparison, Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah has been hiding in a bunker since the Second Lebanon War, and secretly goes out in exceptional cases. All this happens while senior members of the defense establishment are very divided about the operation's achievements, and what could have been achieved if the IDF had gone to Mecca two weeks before The rockets at Jerusalem.

Generals in the General Staff presented a clear position to Defense Minister Bnei Gantz, and then to the Defense Cabinet, why we should not wait for Jerusalem Day, and Hamas should be charged for rocket launches, inflating terrorist balloons and operating confusion units on the perimeter fence, which included sabotaging the fence and burning tires. He did not adopt the position of the generals, preferred to bite his lip on Hamas' actions, and aligned himself with the position of cabinet members headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Sources in the IDF claim that if Gantz had supported the IDF's position, the cabinet would have decided otherwise.

Ganz, like other cabinet members, estimated that a broad military response long before Jerusalem Day would prevent Sinwar from spotting on the Palestinian street.

In practice, the IDF did not respond, Sinwar approved a barrage against Jerusalem, recorded an achievement and finally was portrayed as a defender of Jerusalem, in stark contrast to what the Security Cabinet and the IDF wanted to happen.

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Went public less than 48 hours after the ceasefire.

Sinwar in Gaza, today (Photo: Walla !, official website)

Following the rocket barrage to Jerusalem, there was criticism in the defense establishment of the IDF's level of readiness for widespread deterioration. Despite the attack on the towers, in the early days there were IDF officials who claimed they were not prepared for such a wide-ranging campaign, so they had to postpone the big fraud and metro attack in Gaza. . Defense sources said that if the IDF had been fully prepared for the deterioration, the chief of staff would have announced at the outset the cancellation of the General Staff exercise and not its postponement, and Gantz would have instructed all air defense forces in reserve to open another battery. claims within the security system on the gaps in intelligence.

sources close to Ganz rejected the criticism, saying that the defense minister agreed with the chief of staff for promotion Metro plan of attack "of the Gaza Strip has been the summer months. Beyond that, they argued that it was also a discount to anticipate the damage to the towers, to anticipate the operation in the Rimmel neighborhood, and to prepare a finishing blow from day one.

Gantz's directives only emphasize the IDF's unpreparedness for a wide-ranging campaign but for its deterioration. The consciousness of the magnitude of the threat was burned in him, and as Minister of Defense it is unknown at every step that changes the rules of the game in the field he has initiated since taking office.

Ganz estimated that a military response before Jerusalem Day would prevent Sinwar from seeing the Palestinians.

Temple Mount, May 10 (Photo: Reuters)

Now that the operation is over, the IDF, the Ministry of Defense and the political echelon are convening discussions on the day after in three clear axes, the first of which is the response policy to rocket and terrorist balloon launches. Ganz's position on the issue is unclear, thus leaving an opening for terrorist organizations to enter this space. The position of the Chief of Staff is firm that he will recommend destroying homes on all rocket launches even in months and not just in the foreseeable future.

The second axis is the settlement process, for which there has been criticism against Ganz for some time. Externally, he said he would oppose the promotion of large-scale projects to the Gaza Strip under the Hamas government as long as the issue of prisoners and missing persons did not advance, but in practice Gantz approved the entry of thousands of Palestinian traders into Israel and planning plans for large projects such as a new industrial zone. In Ganz's immediate vicinity, it was claimed that he would not approve major projects and all that had been approved so far was just planning.

The third axis is the rehabilitation process in the Strip.

Senior members of the defense establishment are already calling on the defense minister to state his position clearly, and to oppose any significant move so as not to damage the cards obtained by the IDF in the operation.

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