After the attack on Israel: the challenge of the political echelon – and the message to the army

The former commander of the Air Defense Forces Brigadier General Tzvika Chaimovitz commented this morning (Sunday) on the incident of the Iranian attack on radio 103FM: "You have to remember that this is unfinished and not finished, it's a book that is just beginning to write its chapters. I think that in this event, it is too early to close it and talk about it in the past tense. It's all a result of how it will develop, the event is still open, we need to be ready and vigilant for any development that may occur."

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Chaimovitz praised Israel's response last night and noted: "The role of the defense is a dual role – to minimize the damage and the potential as much as possible, and we have seen that. The result cannot be explained except by phenomenal success. The second role is to allow the decision makers to make a balanced decision, not out of coercion And the power to react, because God forbid there are casualties and are forced to react without waiting. The defense delivered these two achievements last night. Now the challenge for the decision-makers is to do the right process and react correctly, not from the gut."

Chaimovitz later referred to the continuation of the desired response and claimed that "there must be a coordinated and joint response together with everyone who was part of this success. We were not alone. There was an entire coalition here. The coordination is not done over the airwaves or in the media, but in closed rooms at the most intimate level possible , just as this operational capacity was built. Even here, despite everything that was said from that conversation between the leaders, there must be coordination."

Looking to the future, he concluded: "I suggest not to underestimate the Iranian enemy, it is a sophisticated enemy. I am happy that yesterday we were several steps ahead of them, but this is a process that is just beginning, they will try to improve and they will try to be better. We have restored much of our trust as a nation, as a country, in the military system ".

Assisted in the preparation of the article: Michal Kadosh, 103fm