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Israel's longest-serving leader has managed to weather several crises during his time in politics. But this time is different, experts say.

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The problem for the Israelis, and many modern militaries, is that they have become too reliant on intelligence instead of knowing the goals of their enemy and developing a deeper understanding of how they think and operate.

In the aftermath of 1973, the Agranat Commission cut a swathe through the intelligence leadership. It would traumatize agencies for decades.

Israeli soldiers ride on a transport vehicle near Re'im, Israel, on Oct. 10, 2023. Marcus Yam/ Los Angeles TimesAs the Israeli army has stepped up its counteroffensive into the Gaza Strip, questions remain on how the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas was able to use bulldozers, hang gliders and motorbikes to conduct the largest attack in 50 years against the most powerful military in the Middle East. On Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, around 6:30 a.m. local time, Hamas launched upward of 3,000 rocke...

The terrorist ambush launched from Gaza reflected an operational failure on the part of the Jewish state: a basic misunderstanding of the nature of the enemy.

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The terrorist ambush launched from Gaza reflected an operational failure on the part of the Jewish state: a basic misunderstanding of the nature of the enemy.

The most basic distinction concerning knowledge of foreign threats is between tactical knowledge of plans and intentions for a specific attack and strategic knowledge of a foreign danger that could materialize in any of several forms of attack.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said Wednesday the U.S. government is “not quite sure” how both itself and Israel “missed” foreseeing Palestinian militant group Hamas’s surprise attack against the Jewish state over the weekend. “We’ve heard from the administration, there seems to be a failure of intelligence as well. We’re not quite…