Shocking Assessment from Israeli Former Major General Brik
Former Israeli Major General Amos Brick, made striking claims in his article titled “Chief of General Staff Herzi Halevi tore the Israeli army apart” for the Maariv newspaper. Brik emphasized that the Israeli army failed in its goal of “destroying Hamas” as determined by the political echelon.
Brik said that many Israeli soldiers were killed and injured in the clashes in Gaza due to “inappropriate behavior and operational indiscipline.” Referring to the ceasefire agreement, Brik warned, “If Israel does not sign a cessation of hostilities and a prisoner exchange agreement with Hamas, the situation could worsen and we could fall to the edge of the abyss.”
Brick, Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister of Defense Yoav Gallantand Chief of General Staff HalevHe criticized the , saying, “They lost their way and could not take us to a safe haven.” The former Major General stated that these three officials were responsible for tragic events such as “the deaths of more than a thousand Israelis, the kidnapping of hundreds and the displacement of more than a hundred thousand people in the north and south of the country.”
Brik also held Netanyahu, Gallant and Halevi responsible for engaging in a war of attrition with Hamas and Hezbollah. He also said, “These three Israeli officials have the potential to escalate tensions in the Middle East and lead to a multi-domain war.” Brik stressed that these officials are also responsible for Israel’s economic and international collapse, as well as the rise of hatred among its people.
Brik, who stated that he received interesting information from Israeli soldiers and commanders fighting in Gaza during his interviews, wrote that they conveyed statements such as, “We rarely fight face-to-face with Hamas; they fight gang wars. Hamas members come out of the tunnels and attack our tanks and armored vehicles with anti-tank rockets. The Israeli army places traps and explosives in the houses they search and disappears into the tunnels again.”
Brik said Israeli soldiers told him, “Israeli Army Spokesperson Daniel HagariHe also stated that the director general of a large hospital where dead and wounded Israeli soldiers were brought had made “terrible statements” to him in recent days.
“More than 90 percent of the soldiers who died and were injured while searching homes were killed by explosives, booby traps, anti-tank rockets or friendly fire, while less than 10 percent lost their lives in face-to-face combat,” said the hospital director, adding that this situation revealed the true face of war.
The Israeli army, which has embarked on a land invasion of the Gaza Strip, and the military wing of Hamas in particular Qassam BrigadesThe ongoing conflicts between Palestinian resistance groups, including the Palestinians, continue to draw international attention. The Qassam Brigades have reported that Israeli armored vehicles have been targeted with anti-tank rockets and Israeli soldiers entering buildings in Gaza have been booby-trapped.
