The Israel Defense Forces’ Military Intelligence Directorate received information and plans outlining Hamas’s intent to launch a wide-scale attack against Israel over a period of several years, but dismissed the plan as unrealistic and unfeasible,

An investigation into the failings of the Israeli military in the lead-up to the devastating Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, has highlighted gaps in intelligence gathering, flawed assumptions about Hamas,

Investigations detail military's decade-long 'misperception' of Hamas, its refusal to recognize the imminent invasion even in the last few hours, and the chaos that catastrophically slowed the fightback on the day The post IDF’s Oct.

Southern Command chief spoke with senior intelligence officers and Shin Bet officials about unusual activity, but they all determined no attack was imminent

Overconfidence’ among senior commanders and ‘flawed intelligence culture’ hampered Israeli Defense Forces response, report finds

The investigation confirmed that around 5,000 Hamas-led terrorists from the Gaza Strip infiltrated Israel on October 7, 2023, carrying out all sorts of rampage in the region

Hamas essentially conquered Israel's southern border, outnumbering Israeli troops, the report said, adding that the military dismissed years of warnings.

An Israeli military inquiry into the October 7 Hamas attack acknowledges a complete failure to protect citizens, with hundreds dead. The IDF’s misjudgment of Hamas’s strength resulted in the infiltration of around 5,

(Feb. 27, 2025 / JNS) — Defense Minister Israel Katz revealed on Thursday that security forces recently discovered Hamas files proving the terrorist group had plans to carry out a large-scale assault on communities in Judea and Samaria and along the Seam Line security barrier.

The findings could pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to launch a widely demanded broader inquiry to examine the political decision-making that preceded the Oct. 7 terrorist attack.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has issued its first official report on the failures during the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. The report acknowledges that the IDF "failed in its mission to protect Israeli civilians."

JERUSALEM: An internal Israeli army investigation into Hamas's Oct 7, 2023 attack released on Thursday (Feb 27) acknowledged the military's "complete failure" to prevent the deadly assault, saying that for years it had underestimated the group's capabilities.