State comptroller's 2014 Gaza report

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, together with Israel's top political and defense officials, were harshly criticized in a report published by the state comptroller, over what it said was a lack of preparation and cabinet consultation over a network of Hamas tunnels that confounded the IDF in the Gaza war of 2014.

The report accused Israel's top leadership of failing to identify the strategic threats the Hamas tunnel network presented – thus, failing to properly prepare and respond
to it.

To further discuss this report and to evaluate Israel's current preparedness ahead of a future confrontation Col. (Res) Reuben Ben Shalom - Columnist, Jerusalem Post, and Col. (Res) Dr. Reuven Berko, Columnist, Yisrael Hayom daily. Analyst Amir Oren.

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