You have been watching israels Military Assault in gaza from afar. Has it unfolded in the way you expected . Yes, it has unfolded in the way i expected but not in the way that i thought it should be. There is a huge tension between the way that i see this war and the way that the government define it, and the problem is, and i have said it from the very beginning, that this war is a war without any political goal. And what happens to this type of war, that the war becomes the end and not the means in order to achieve a better political goal. So the answer is yes and no. Isnt the strategic sort of aim to destroy hamas as a Fighting Force and to completely eliminate it as a governing force in gaza, isnt that a clear political strategic ambition . No, absolutely not. It is a military goal, it is not a political goal. We have to understand that when we discuss the whole concept of war, the idea is to create a better political reality. The battlefield or the military forces are just the mea
Ami ayalon, in northern israel, welcome to hardtalk. Ami ayalon, in northern israel, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for invitin welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for inviting me. Welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for inviting me. Great welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for inviting me. Great to welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for inviting me. Great to have for inviting me. Great to have you on. You have a long, distinguished career at the top of the Israeli Security forces. Obviously that and sometime ago. You have been watching israels Military Assault in gaza from afar. Has it unfolded in the way you expected . Yes, it has unfolded in the way i expected but not in the way that i thought it should be. There is a huge tension between the way that i see this war and the way that i see this war and the way that the government define it, and the problem is, and i have set it from the very beginning, that this war is a war without any political goal. And what happens to this type of war, that the wa
Some time ago. You have been watching israels Military Assault in gaza from afar. Has it unfolded in the way you expected . Yes, it has unfolded in the way i expected but not in the way that i thought it should be. There is a huge tension between the way that i see this war and the way that the government define it, and the problem is, and i have said it from the very beginning, that this war is a war without any political goal. And what happens to this type of war, that the war becomes the end and not the means in order to achieve a better political goal. So the answer is yes and no. Isnt the strategic sort of aim to destroy hamas as a Fighting Force and to completely eliminate it as a governing force in gaza, isnt that a clear political strategic ambition . No, absolutely not. It is a military goal, it is not a political goal. We have to understand that when we discuss the whole concept of war, the idea is to create a better political reality. The battlefield or the military forces a
within the terms of the agreement, the leader of hamas in gaza, yayha sinwar, has demanded that the air space above gaza is free of israeli and american drones for at least six hours a day. that was initially resisted by the israeli cabinet. we will see whether it forms part of the agreement. hamas is also demanding fuel, crucial to the disperal of aid, but also to their military operations. it helps with the ventilation of the tunnels underground. the un s director of operations isjorge moreira da silva. we see that infrastructure is collapsing. it s collapsing on health, on water, on sanitation, on education. and we know that one key element to recover is the access to fuel. for several years, since 2018, unops has been the agency that has brought the fuel from israel to gaza. so every day we were bringing, procuring and delivering 500,000 litres of fuel. that was fundamental to increase the access to electricity from five hours a day to 12 hours a day. if you check the fig