For years, Israelis trusted the army to defend and inform them. Now many feel abandoned
For years, Israelis trusted the army to defend and inform them. Now many feel abandoned
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For years, Israelis trusted the army to defend and inform them. Now many feel abandoned
The infiltration caught Israel’s storied high-tech army completely unaware and stunned a country that prides itself on military prowess.
JERUSALEM (AP) — It was, they thought, an ironclad social contract. Israeli citizens would serve in the military and live along enemy borders. In exchange, the army would defend them. That contract was shattered Saturday when hundreds of Hamas militants breached Israel’s defenses from the Gaza Strip, pouring in by air, land and sea on […]
It was, they thought, an ironclad social contract. Israeli citizens would serve in the military and live along enemy borders. In exchange, the army would defend them. That contract was shattered Saturday.
Further shocking Israelis was how long it took the military to respond. As thousands in southern Israel suddenly found themselves besieged, their cries for help went unanswered for hours.