After three years: Israel managed to change its position in the Middle East - but there's a catch | Avi Ashkenazi

Three years after October 7, Avi Ashkenazi argues that Israel has changed its strategic position in the Middle East, but the black asterisk is the lack of a state commission of inquiry, the continued arrogance in the IDF, the erosion of manpower, and the avoidance of fixing the failures that led to the disaster.

Three years after the October 7 massacre, commentator Avi Ashkenazi argues that Israel has indeed managed to change its strategic position in the Middle East. It has captured most of the Gaza Strip, damaged the underground arrays of the organizations, and the combat systems directed against it from Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Iran, and Gaza. However, according to him, alongside the achievement there is a "black asterisk": Israel has not established a state commission of inquiry, the leadership has turned the disaster into a political debate, and the organizational culture in the IDF remains problematic — arrogance, lack of humility, and underestimation of the enemy. Ashkenazi warns against the continuation of the Israeli "rely on" system, the erosion of regular and reserve soldiers, and the lack of equipping with new weapons. He compares this to a driver who ignores a warning light on the dashboard until the car stops with smoke.

After three years: Israel managed to change its position in the Middle East - but there's a catch | Avi Ashkenazi