The architect of the Israeli so-called Generals’ Plan retired General Giora Eiland said the Zionist entity “failed miserably in the Gaza war.”
The Israeli newspaper Maariv has quoted the retired general and the former head of the so-called Israeli National Security Council as saying that ‘Israel’ failed in Gaza.
Eiland, who masterminded the controversial plan for displacing Palestinians from northern Gaza, argued that the Israeli defeat can be assessed by examining which side achieved its objectives and imposed its will.
He pointed to the recent developments in Gaza, stating, “Look at the agreement—Israel opened the Rafah crossing and withdrew from the Netzarim axis, while thousands of Palestinians returned to the north.”
Eiland noted that “Hamas can dictate to us in phase two an agreement.” Although admitting the importance of recovering Israeli detainees currently held in Gaza, he said that Israel “will also pay with the mass release of hundreds of prisoners.”
In his remarks, Eiland advocated for the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, stating that “if you occupy the Strip and the civilians remain, Hamas will remain too. Apart from receiving terrible attacks against the occupying force, you will not gain anything.”
Earlier in a comment piece for Ynet, described the Israeli war on Gaza as an “absolute failure”.
“Israel has failed in three-and-a-half out of the four goals of the war: we have not demolished Hamas’ military power; we have not overthrown Hamas’ rule; we are not managing to return the residents… safely to their homes [in settlements], and as for the return of the abductees, the fourth goal – we have partially succeeded,” he wrote.
He said Hamas had, conversely, “achieved all of its goals, chief among them: continuing its rule in Gaza.”
Former Israeli national security adviser Giora Eiland describes the recent war in Gaza as “a resounding failure” for Israel, acknowledging that Hamas has not only prevented Israel from achieving its goals but has also secured its own pic.twitter.com/e3He19U4bc
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The Generals’ Plan was published in late September 2024 by the Forum of Commanders and Soldiers in the Reserves, an Israeli NGO that defines itself as a professional body comprising more than 1,500 army officers.
At its simplest, this plan involves ethnically cleansing the northern Gaza Strip of people; and then besieging the region, including stopping the entry of humanitarian supplies, to starve out anyone left, including Palestinian fighters.
The original plan, also known as the Eiland Plan after its creator, was seen by Palestinians and rights groups as part of a long-term project of ethnic cleansing that would result in the reestablishment of Zionist settlements in Gaza.
Source: Israeli media
