Israeli army underestimated Hamas and failed completely, showed an internal investigation
The attack of the Israeli army surprised.
Jerusalem. Military investigation confirmed that in an attack on the southern Israel of October 7, 2023 Israeli army incorrectly estimated the intentions of the Palestinian militant movement Hamas and underestimated his abilities.
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They did not estimate the intentions of Hamas
Hamas's attack claimed more than 1200 victims, most of which were civilians. Militants also do Gaza bands They kidnapped 250 people.
After the attack, Israel began with a retaliatory offensive in the Gaza Strip, which killed more than 47,000 people.
Almost all of the 2.4 million inhabitants of the Palestinian enclave were at least once displaced from their homes as a result of the worsening humanitarian crisis.
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« We did not even imagine such a scenario, » one of the military officials told reporters before the results of the investigation and added that Palestinian militants led by Hamas surprised Israel not only the size and extent of the attack, but also his brutality. « It was a complete failure, » another representative said.
The investigation revealed that the army incorrectly estimated the intentions of Hamas and mistakenly believed that the movement that took control of the Gaza band from the Palestinian self -government in 2007 is more interested in administration of the territory than in the fight against Israel.
Attacked from over 60 directions
The army also underestimated Hamas's abilities and was completely unprepared for a surprising attack of thousands of hard -armed warriors in the early morning hours on the day of the Jewish holiday Yom Kipur.
Military planners assumed that in the worst case, Hamas could take a ground invasion of eight border points. In the attack on October 7, however, the militants attacked from more than 60 directions.
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A few hours before the attack, there were also indications that Hamas resorts to action, as militants installed Israeli SIM cards on their phones. The news findings also showed that Hamas had tried to carry out the offensive three times before. For unknown reasons, however, he did not approach it once.
For the view that Hamas does not want war, the key representatives of Israel have not taken measures that could prolong the attack. Israeli military representative said that the dead leader Hamasa Jahja Sinwar has been reportedly planned since 2017.
The findings published on Thursday could put pressure on the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuafrom which the public requires the launch of a larger investigation in order to review the political decisions that preceded the attack.
Several high -ranking officers, including the Chief of the General Staff Actor Halevi, have already resigned for failures in Hamas attack.
