Israeli analysts: Netanyahu is like an ant fighting an elephant, and war is not possible without America. Channel 13's military affairs analyst, Alon Ben David, confirmed that the Gaza war taught Israel many things about the capabilities of its army.
In turn, former Chief of Staff Dan Halutz launched a sharp attack on Netanyahu, saying that “had it not been for American support in the Yom Kippur War (October 1973) until its end, Israel would have been in another situation”