The Jerusalem Post reports: “Former Israel Air Force commander Maj.-Gen. (res.) Eitan Ben Eliyahu said that Israel must either approve a full-scale war with Iran, including a ground invasion, or renew economic pressure and negotiations. He spoke on 103FM on Thursday, saying the June campaign, known as Operation Rising Lion, delayed Iran’s nuclear program for years but did not eliminate it.

‘Maybe the weakness in our strike is that we did not eliminate the nuclear program, but we did delay it for many years,’ Ben Eliyahu said, referring to Israel’s recent operations against Iran. He cautioned that the Islamic Republic is studying the conflict closely and adapting.

‘Either you decide on total war with Iran, including a ground invasion and a long period of home-front strain and multi-front escalation, or you choose economic pressure alongside attempts to return to negotiations,’ he said. According to Ben Eliyahu, these are the two realistic paths now facing Israel…”