In an interview on "Meet the Press" , Amos Gilad, Director of Policy and Political-Military Affairs at the Israel Ministry of Defense, said that Hamas's apology for firing an anti-tank missile at a school bus was ridiculous. Gilad rejected their claim that they did not know there were students on the bus, and said that Hamas' intention was simply to kill as many children as possible. According to the former general, Hamas had crossed all red lines.