This local overview of the WCK attack raises a key point. The three-stage hit was certainly intentional, but whose intention? Top-down conspiracy or local reckless action? The latter is nothing new:
"It's frustrating," one of the defense sources told Haaretz. "We're trying our hardest to accurately hit terrorists ... and in the end the units in the field decide to launch attacks without any preparation, in cases that have nothing to do with protecting our forces."