WANA (Jan 18) – General Gadi Shamni, a member of the “Commanders for Israel’s Security” movement, emphasized:

 

🔹️ The outcomes of the Gaza war have strengthened Hamas’s power, and this imposes greater pressure on us, as its consequences on the West Bank are serious. The truth is that when we examine the strategic and political levels of the military, a bleak and unclear picture emerges.

 

🔹️ The government appears defeated because it lacks a clear strategic plan based on a thorough and comprehensive assessment of the war’s objectives and the means to achieve them.

 

Israel was defeated by the ceasefire agreement.

 

John Mearsheimer:
🔹️ It is clear that Israel was defeated by this ceasefire agreement.

🔹️ Hamas remains vibrant and intact and is by no means defeated.

An anti-Israel billboard is seen from a street in Tehran

An anti-Israel billboard is seen from a street in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)