That objective was stupid, with a 99% chance of turning into a PR catastrophe.
If the mission is to arrange a virgin birth in a blizzard on a skateboard, the mission is STUPID.
Gallipoli was also a mission. It was also a STUPID mission.
The sooner Israel learns to not give a damn about PR and instead acts in its own interest regardless of the media, the better of we'll all be in the long run.