Being described as one of the best intelligence outfits in the world, Mossad wasn't able to see a large-scale attack coming from a sworn enemy.
Palestinians break into the Israeli side of Israel-Gaza border fence after gunmen infiltrated areas of southern Israel, October 7, 2023. / Photo: Reuters
Such a massive and deadly attack by Palestinian fighters who launched a land, air and sea-based incursion simultaneously shouldn’t have gone unnoticed. But that didn’t happen.“Israel's much heralded intelligence and surveillance apparatus failed catastrophically ,” Antony Loewenstein, author of The Palestine Laboratory – a recent book that takes a deep dive into Israel’s advanced spy technologies - tells TRT World.
Wanting to save face, Israel will not share publicly how its vast intelligence apparatus failed. But analysts are already coming up with different theories. “Israelis knew the malevolent hatred that animated Hamas,” suggests a Washington Post article. “What they didn’t appreciate was the creativity and competence of their adversaries. This was a level of organized malice that was, literally, unthinkable”.
This leaves open the possibility that Mossad did know or at least have some intel about the Palestinian attack. However, given the lack of co-operation, it was not inclined to communicate such information to Netanyahu. In turn Israel became a more accessible target for the Palestinians.
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