Benny Gantz, who headed the IDF during Operation Protective Edge in 2014 and now heads the Israel Resilience party, responded to Construction Minister Yoav Galant's attack on Sunday, after the latter called the leadership a failure.
"Our leadership should be built on values, not lies," Gantz said.
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The operation, which took place in July and August 2014, saw nearly 4,500 rockets fired at Israel and 32 Hamas terror tunnels destroyed by Israel, according to the IDF.