Yeah, I don’t think Netanyahu is above allowing an attack for political gain. I just think his government didn’t know a major assault was gonna happen. They probably got the warning and thought Hamas would lob some missiles from inside Gaza and the Iron Dome would be their counter. Maybe an aerial response. They didn’t look like they knew they’d have to declare war and plan a ground invasion.
Yeah, I think there's a fertile ground between Netanyahu thinking 1000+ lives and and taking over a day to reestablish control is good for him and thinking "a bunch of rockets, most of which we'll shoot down and the few which weren't can be used for political/propaganda purposes". They probably thought "something big" would be noticeable but manageable.
Yeah, I don’t think Netanyahu is above allowing an attack for political gain. I just think his government didn’t know a major assault was gonna happen. They probably got the warning and thought Hamas would lob some missiles from inside Gaza and the Iron Dome would be their counter. Maybe an aerial response. They didn’t look like they knew they’d have to declare war and plan a ground invasion.
Yeah, I think there's a fertile ground between Netanyahu thinking 1000+ lives and and taking over a day to reestablish control is good for him and thinking "a bunch of rockets, most of which we'll shoot down and the few which weren't can be used for political/propaganda purposes". They probably thought "something big" would be noticeable but manageable.