The Israeli army was unprepared for a comprehensive ground operation," former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert, who was in office at the time, said in an interview with The Washington Post.
In a searing assessment of Israel's military campaign, the government-appointed Winograd Commission said the decision to go to war was hasty and the operation poorly planned. There were gaps in intelligence, the commission said, and a 'serious, missed opportunity' to deal Hezbollah a much heavier blow.
Now, as Israel prepares for another potential ground invasion, its military and security establishment appear to have absorbed the lessons of the past.
The brazen attacks have stunned Hezbollah, humiliating a group whose raison d'etre is to fight Israel. But they are also evidence of Israel's years of preparation, including intelligence collection, military exercises, fine-tuned battle plans and a multilayered air defense system.
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