Opposition leader Yair Lapid addressed the ground entry into the Gaza Strip in an interview with ynet studio, saying: "Throughout my years, I have never heard of a military operation without a political objective. We're sending the military to fight there, soldiers and hostages will be killed, and no one understands what the goal is." According to him, "A country doesn't launch an operation expected to last until next year without defining objectives, but with this government, apparently anything is possible."