A senior army intelligence official has admitted that Israel underestimated the tenacity of Gaza militants and did **t expect a 50-day conflict to last so long, but he insisted they were soundly beaten. The conflict, which ended with a ceasefire last week, killed more than 2,100 Palestinians, as well as 66 soldiers and six civilians on the Israeli side, in the bloodiest battle between the Jewish state and Gaza militants for years. He said the training of some Hamas militants had impressed him, but that there were ** "surprises" for Israeli forces. "You can see for sure they were trained outside of the Gaza Strip," the official said, but added "we haven't seen anything that has surprised us" militarily.
09-06-2014, 06:16 AM
Israel underestimated Gaza militants: top army official
A senior army intelligence official has admitted that Israel underestimated the tenacity of Gaza militants and did **t expect a 50-day conflict to last so long, but he insisted they were soundly beaten. The conflict, which ended with a ceasefire last week, killed more than 2,100 Palestinians, as well as 66 soldiers and six civilians on the Israeli side, in the bloodiest battle between the Jewish state and Gaza militants for years. He said the training of some Hamas militants had impressed him, but that there were ** "surprises" for Israeli forces. "You can see for sure they were trained outside of the Gaza Strip," the official said, but added "we haven't seen anything that has surprised us" militarily.
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