Major General Kobi Barak, Commander of the Ground Forces in the Israel Defense Forces has strongly criticized claims made this summer by Military Ombudsman Yitzhak Barak, that the ground forces are not ready for war. In an interview with Yisrael Hayom, which will be published on Friday, Barak said, "The IDF is in the best position to fight in recent decades. We are prepared for any type of war in any sector, and anyone who claims otherwise simply does not understand the profession."