Documents published in the IDF archives, 70 years after Operation Kadesh, reveal David Ben-Gurion's warning about the cost of controlling Gaza, and described the Strip as an "embarrassing target".
David Ben-Gurion: "If I believed in miracles, I would wish that the sea would swallow him." Pointing out that about 300,000 Palestinians live in Gaza, including 190,000 refugees, he warned against international isolation and the importance of controlling it.