Well, that does sound great 👍 ... except the bit about capitalising on public sympathy, as though they ever get any!! The outpouring of hatred for Israel on here has taken my breath away. Yes, they have a shitty right-wing government, but a lot of countries have a shitty government with awful policies.
I'm not distorting anything about the dismissive tone and content of many MN posts. Honestly, I wish I was making it up; it's really shocked me. A lot of " Well yes obviously 7 October was bad, but..."
Israel do have quite a lot at stake in this conflict, and just conceivably might have a bit of background information that we armchair enthusiasts don't have access to. I'm pretty sure they did "engage their brains," and they might even know better than us.... Imagine! 😉
There's another thread on here pointing out that for the volume and power of the bombs, you'd expect far higher casualties, suggesting that they are in fact being quite careful (obviously the words "careful" and "bombing" don't really go together) with their targets, preparing the way for a ground attack.
From my perspective, given what's just happened to Israel, I think we should STFU and let them deal with it as best they can. I wouldn't fancy being one of those soldiers entering Gaza. They have an incredibly tough job ahead.