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How Israel Fatally Underestimated Hamas

JL;DR SUMMARY The article discusses the misjudgments and breakdowns in Israeli intelligence and defense that led to Hamas's successful breach into Israel on October 7. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HamasMilitary StrategyOctober 7 AttackMassacreYaakov KatzIntelligence FailureBorder SecurityPolitical FailuresDefense Oversight

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"For years, no one believed Hamas was interested inor even capable ofcrossing the border into Israel."
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