Israeli Internal Document: "Gideon Vehicles" First Operation Did Not Achieve Any of Its Goals

Translation by SadaNews - An internal document distributed to ground maneuver units preparing to begin operations in Gaza showed that the first "Gideon Vehicles" operation was unsuccessful and did not achieve any of its goals.

According to the document, as translated by SadaNews and published by Channel 12 in Israel, the document contained harsh words, confirming that the first operation was not organized, and sought to achieve deterrence rather than decisive action, making cost more important than the mission, putting military resources at risk.

The channel pointed out that this document does not reflect the reality of what Israel's Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and some ministers in the cabinet claimed about the success of the operation.

 

The document confirmed that the operation was chaotic and lacked a real strategy, indicating that mistakes were made and actions were taken against Israel's war doctrine.

It described the combat that took place in Gaza as wasted and reflected a weak operational culture in the absence of strategic decision-making.