David Hirst: That's why Israel will never finish the job. Israel used the same amount of ammunition in 4 months as the United States used in 7 years in Iraq.
It took the Israeli army 4 months to make its way to a plot of land 41 kilometers long and 12 kilometers wide. Hirst pointed out that the aerial and artillery bombardment and march raids were intended to terrorize civilians and create conditions for a mass exodus. He said that mass human casualties and attacks on vital infrastructure are war aims, not collateral damage.