This morning (Monday) began the 178th day of the war, against which stands the fighting in Gaza, the escalation in the north, the cooling of relations with the US and the attempt to lead to another hostage deal. Major General (res.) Amos Gilad, head of the Policy and Strategy Institute at Reichman University and former head of the division The defense politician commented on the matter on 103FM and criticized the government's conduct regarding the fighting.
"The policy that the prime minister is leading is a failure, except for the IDF's achievements, which here are surprising," declared Gilad at the beginning of the conversation. "The IDF is determined, with high morale and achievements, but if you don't add political achievements to it, who will control Gaza, if we are it will be a disaster, reconstruction can only come from Arab countries and the Palestinian Authority must enter. Instead, there is an ideology to destroy the Palestinian Authority, to prepare the ground for taking over Yosh, only if you look at the whole picture you will understand. Hezbollah, the IDF with very important achievements, but this will not solve the problem that the north is empty."
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He also claimed that "if you want to solve the problem either you enter into an all-out conflict or you go for an improved settlement and build the power based on lessons learned. The Litani River, which is the maximum if there is an arrangement, is not a river that flows at 90 degrees. The distance between Metula and the Litani River is three kilometers. It is possible to reach an agreement, everything depends on the policy and there is no policy here. Even without the US, how exactly will we do it? Transplanting President Biden is an act bordering on insanity, there is an opportunity to establish a strategic axis, meanwhile Sinwar sits apologetically and says 'I made cracks with the US, Egypt, Israel will weaken and it's all me'. Our situation is bubbling, and this has a projection on Jordan."
As for the Prime Minister's statements regarding the campaign in the Gaza Strip and the need, according to him, for an extensive military operation in Rafah in order to topple the Hamas regime on the way to total victory, he criticized: "This is a slogan. First and foremost the abductees, if God forbid they do not return alive from this inferno, it will be an open wound for decades, it is against Jewish values, inhumane and immoral. If we never join the world, with the US, and we still have a chance, we will sink into Gaza like a swamp. There is something that only the leader should do, the one who should speak here is the leader of the country, Netanyahu, the prime minister, with the president, and tell him 'I want to coordinate with you Expectations', and not to rush into it."
"The Prime Minister said yesterday that without Rafih we will not finish the story," noted the pair of presenters, and Gilad attacked: "He said, but what does that mean? Let's say we went in and eliminated 4 battalions, what's next? There is no plan here, he avoided any plan. USA "B offers us an amazing program that will allow us to connect with great forces in the Western world, we need to join forces. There should be a dialogue of leaders."
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