of operations has sharply criticized the ongoing war in gaza stating that israel is bleeding and trapped in a dire quogmire. zif who once commander the iof's gaza division argue that prime minister benjamin netanyahu might be prolonging the war to... secure his political position and delay his corruption trial, which could result in his imprisonment. zeeve added that, after year of what he called the longest and most exhausting war in israel's history, the... regime remains in a perpetual security crisis with no resolution inside. he also noted that while netanyahu claims six months ago that victory was near, the war now seems endless. now to talk more on this, we are joined by mr. rick stearling, investigative journalist from wallnor creek, california and also mr. eve engler, author and political activist from montreal. gentlemen, thank you for uh for being... press tv. now, mr. starling, beginning with you, your thoughts on the former israeli military commander, basically admitting that the iof forces are stuck in a quagmy in gaza and that is suffered significant losses. yeah, well, i think it's significant t