The Israeli military has released its first internal investigation findings on the October 7, 2023, attack, revealing that senior officers underestimated Hamas and misinterpreted early warnings of an impending assault. Military officials admitted that the failure resulted from flawed assumptions about Hamas’s capabilities and intentions. They also pointed to what has been described as an “addiction” to precise intelligence, which was lacking at the time. However, the report did not address the broader government policies and decision-making leading up to the attack.
The Israeli military has released its first internal investigation findings on the October 7, 2023, attack, revealing that senior officers underestimated Hamas and misinterpreted early warnings of an impending assault.
Military officials admitted that the failure resulted from flawed assumptions about Hamas’s capabilities and intentions. They also pointed to what has been described as an “addiction” to precise intelligence, which was lacking at the time. However, the report did not address the broader government policies and decision-making leading up to the attack.
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