There was a happy ending - Sgt. Ben-Hamou showed some initiative and the woman was permitted to continue. The IDF task in the territories is not easy. Settlers are in a real life-threatening situation and are tense and nervous. The chances for a decisive solution are slim.
Political support is limited.
However, as the conflict drags on, the army sometimes looks like a boxer with his eyes shut, punching blindly in every possible direction. This perhaps is how the seeds of the next disaster are being planted. Gen. Yom-Tov Samia said last weekend in an interview with Ma'ariv on his retirement.