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Sat 20 May 2023 10:23 pm - Jerusalem Time
Maariv: The security establishment is not satisfied with Netanyahu's statements about deterrence
The Hebrew Maariv newspaper said, on Friday, that the Israeli security establishment is not satisfied with the statements that it considers to be an exaggeration regarding a clear change in the balance of deterrence after the recent military operation in the Gaza Strip, especially those statements issued by the Prime Minister in Tel Aviv, Benjamin Netanyahu.
According to the newspaper, the Israeli security establishment is satisfied with the process, its management, and its results, but it prefers to broadcast a modest line regarding benefiting from its results, and this is what was requested by the Chief of Staff of the Army, Herzi Halevi.
The newspaper indicated that the Israeli army leadership wants to formulate a more moderate line regarding the statements, as a lesson from previous operations in which the length of periods of calm after the operation was exaggerated, but the security establishment believes that the operation is also important and conveyed a message to Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran, that it is Even if there are sharp disagreements among Israeli society, the army's action is sharper and more forceful in the face of threats.
In the context, security estimates indicate that Israel is not close to a war, and that the assessment is that if Hamas enters into a conflict with Israel, this could extend to other fronts, and with different scenarios, including firing missiles from Lebanon, or an attempt to fly drones as well. happened previously.
However - as the newspaper says - the main assessment is that even if a more serious conflict had arisen with Hamas, Hezbollah would not have participated in the operation against Israel.
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Maariv: The security establishment is not satisfied with Netanyahu's statements about deterrence