Israeli army learnt lessons from Lebanon war
The army learnt lessons from its 2006 war in Lebanon in how to deal with information, said the head of a commission which criticised Israel”s handling of the conflict, military radio reported on Wednesday.
Judge Eliyahou Winograd at a press conference praised a significant drop in the number of leaks to the media during Israel”s assault against the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Soldiers had this time been banned from entering hostile territory with mobile phones, which had allowed for their location to be detected in south Lebanon, he also noted. Winograd said the Israeli media had also acted responsibly during the 22-day war in Gaza that was launched on December 27.
In the Gaza war, about 1,330 Palestinians were killed along with 13 Israelis, while the 2006 conflict between Israel and the Shiite militia Hezbollah cost more than 1,200 lives in Lebanon and also killed 160 Israelis.