Reserve General Amos Gilad stated in an interview with Israeli Channel 13: “The intelligence description is harsher than reality because, despite that, Muhammad Al-Daif seems disabled, but no one has said that his diabolical mind doesn’t work… Above all, he is a military genius.”

He added: “In addition to his diabolical mind, Muhammad Al-Daif has survived several times; we can describe him as a marked sign of intelligence.”

Israeli Criticism of the Continuation of the War

Voices within Israel have risen, criticizing the ongoing war led by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip, following its failure to achieve the stated objectives of the war, whether the so-called goal of eliminating the Hamas movement or retrieving the prisoners.

The Jerusalem Post newspaper stated that the Israeli occupation army is no longer able to achieve strategic successes in Gaza greater than what it has already accomplished.

Israeli Fears of Hundreds of Soldiers Being

Killed It added that continuing in this manner will ultimately lead to the loss of hundreds of soldiers’ lives without a clear strategic goal.

The newspaper pointed out that witnessing 21 soldiers killed in one incident (referring to the resistance operation east of Al-Maghazi) reinforces the fears among Israelis that the number of army casualties will significantly increase at this stage with the army’s reduced presence and declining movement, making it an easy target.

The newspaper affirmed that the killing of 21 soldiers would strengthen the position of the wing demanding a deal to release the prisoners even without completely eliminating the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).

A commotion was stirred in Israel after the operation carried out by the Al-Qassam Brigades east of Al-Maghazi, where 21 soldiers were killed in the explosion of two booby-trapped buildings rigged by the occupation forces and the targeting of a vehicle nearby.