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THE TARGETED KILLING OF Hassan Mahdawi, a high-ranking member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and the commander of the Quds Force in Syria and Lebanon, was carried out by Israel on April 1, 2024. The actual assassination was based on precise operational intelligence, while Israel’s assessment of Iran’s response was wrong.
Almost by accident, we are now aware of the state of mind that the Shin Bet was in before the sudden attack by Hamas on October 7, which cost so many lives as a result of the agency's complacency.
Iran and Israel continue to wage a cyberwar in the shadows as a court orders the end of a gag order on the leak.
The conceptual failures that led to the October 7 atrocities demonstrated how putting faith solely in technology was not such a smart idea.
After the Camp David Accords, the assassins’ message to peacemakers was loud and clear, writes Dan Steinbock: "Don’t even try." Part 3 of a 5-part series. This is the third in a five-part series. Here is part one and two. By Dan Steinbock The World Financial Review Among peace activ