“When Halevi presented the IDF’s operations to the cabinet in the first 48 hours of the war, he noted that the Air Force had attacked 1,500 targets in Gaza. This is a huge number, requiring exceptional intelligence and operational capabilities.

Netanyahu erupted in anger, yelling and banging on the table. ‘Why not 5,000?’ he scolded the Chief of Staff. ‘We don’t have 5,000 approved targets,’ Halevi replied.

‘I’m not interested in targets,’ Netanyahu retorted. ‘Take down houses, bomb with everything you have.’”