Yadlin: Israel would be ‘happy’ if Hamas takes over Gaza

Wikileaks cable reveals ex-MI chief dismissed Iran’s influence over Hamas, said IDF could deal with Gaza as hostile state if Hamas ruled.

The cable, dated June 13, 2007, summarized a meeting between Yadlin and Richard Jones, the US ambassador to Israel at the time. Hamas violently took over Gaza several days later.

In the cable, Yadlin is quoted as contradicting the consensus in the Israeli government by stating that “Israel would be happy if Hamas took over Gaza because the IDF could then deal with Gaza as a hostile state.”

The Jerusalem Post, 2010