Unlike the confused and improvised Israeli response as the war against Hizbullah in Lebanon unfolded in 2006, Operation Cast Lead appears to have been carefully prepared over a long period.

• 2006年针对黎巴嫩真主党的以黎冲突中，以色列的反应既混乱又仓促，然而这次行动的领导们显然是精心准备了很长时间。