How Israel’s elite security services failed

Intelligence lapses paved the way for Hamas's deadly incursion.
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October 11, 2023

Israel's military and espionage services are considered among the world's best, but on Saturday, operational and intelligence failures led to Hamas's deadly siege and the worst breach of Israeli defenses in half a century.

A bulldozer breaking through a fence.

Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa/Reuters

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