‘Dedication, commitment of Israeli people helped them counter attacks’

Maj Gen Yoshi Ben-Hannan, while narrating about his days in the war, said that he had only 10 tanks in the beginning, but when they started performing well by hitting enemy tanks, they were joined by tanks from other battalions too. He said that with their 10 tanks, they had targeted more than 90 tanks of the enemy.

Lt General IS Singha, lauding the spirit of Israeli youth, said that every year 60,000 boys and 60,000 girls qualify for the army service, which is another inspiring aspect for a nation like India. He added that it was not religion which unites them, but it is their language which infuses a spirit of nationalism in them.

While talking about the situation of war, Lt Gen IS Singha said that it required a 10-day advance notice for an army to be prepared for the war, however, Israel had only got a notice of a few hours due to the failure of the intelligence agencies. He added that an intelligence officer should never be over-confident, as the result of a war depends a lot on his inputs.