“Mossad and Shin Bet leaders will not tolerate this.” Former MI6 director: Israel committed a strategic miscalculation

England – Former British Intelligence Director John Sawers considered that Israel had committed a strategic miscalculation in the Middle East, and that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was comfortable diverting attention from Gaza’s humanitarian disasters.

The former MI6 director said in an interview with CNN: “We are in a very tense time following the Israeli strike in Damascus and the heavy Iranian response. We must not forget that the Iranian response was a failure and disappointing, as only a small part of the barrage The missiles and drones were able to arrive and did not cause any damage to Israel at all. I think that Prime Minister Netanyahu feels very comfortable at the present time. Three weeks ago, we were talking regarding the disasters in Gaza and the almost failure of the Israeli attack there and the bombing of the humanitarian convoy, and he has changed the subject.”

He continued, saying: “We must understand that this shadow war between Israel and Iran has been going on for a number of years, and the last round of it was the Israeli strike in Damascus (targeting the Iranian consulate), which surprised many people, including the American administration, I think, and shocked the Iranians as well because it was an escalation.” By attacking a diplomatic mission building, even if it was being used as a headquarters for the Revolutionary Guards.”

He added: “I think that Israel committed a strategic miscalculation. They thought that they might live next to Gaza under the administration of Hamas, and October 7 showed that they might not do that. They live next to Hezbollah, which controls Lebanon, and they live next to Syria, in which Iran has a large foothold, and now I do not think that the Israeli security leaders I was working with from Mossad, Shin Bet, and others would be willing to endure this endlessly, and they would say, if not now, then when? But I believe that the policy indicates steps forward rather than a major escalation.”

Source: CNN