Gadi Eisenkot, an observer of Israel’s war cabinet and former chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces, recently wrote to senior officials. He said Israel has failed to make any effective strategic decisions within three months, which has led to the strategic goal of military operations against the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) to "stagnate" He also criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's repeated insistence that Israel will achieve a "total victory" against Hamas.

He expressed his belief that all cabinet members are interested in achieving " total victory", but they need to realize that these words are not just for propaganda purposes.