Commander in Gaza Division: IDF prepared for another operation

Colonel Tal Hermoni, commander of the Gaza Division's South Brigade said Wednesday that the operational goals of Operation Cast Lead set in 2009 have been largely achieved. As for the possibility that the IDF will launch another wide-scale ground campaign in Gaza, Hermoni said that the IDF was ready to meet the challenge.

"The reality today is different than it was three years ago. Operation Cast Lead achieved its goals and the sector is relatively calmer today. The other side reacts (to strikes), but in a measured, calculated way. If the cracks noted in the lull widen we are ready to launch another operation, different and more diverse than Cast Lead, to renew deterrence," he said. (Yoav Zitun)