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We do ultimately want to see a ceasefire and diplomatic resolution, but we do think it's appropriate that Israel, at this point, is bringing terrorists to justice,
I don't know what's going to happen. I dare say the Israelis probably don't know what's going to happen at this point,
All of us here are very cognizant of the long history of Israel launching what at the time were described as limited operations across the Lebanese border that have turned into something much different - that have turned into full-scale wars and at times occupation,
If the only tool you have is a hammer, you see every problem as a nail.”
The American psychologist Abraham Maslow once wrote The attack of October 7 is a major failure of Israel and starts with its army,
Avraham Avner, a former Mossad officer who went on to found the Spy Legends agency, told Newsweek The fact that they were already at war compelled the Israelis to get very smart, very fast, ... but it was clearly a case of playing catch up."
As a rule, the narrative about Mossad, Shin Bet and the Military Intelligence has very little to do with their actual abilities, as most of them are unknown,
Mishka Ben-David, an author and former Mossad officer, told Newsweek The main strategic challenge is too many fronts and war that doesn't end,
When I'm looking at the intelligence community generally, ... I think the most stunning element is how it could happen on [October] 7th and how it could happen later in Lebanon with the pagers."
While in Gaza, the war is practically over, the military power of Hamas was destroyed, and the intelligence challenge that lies ahead is the whereabouts of the hostages, ... In Lebanon, there are many challenges still ahead: the location of thousands of long-range missiles and of the majority of Hezbollah's military personnel."
In order to focus on this conflict, ... we must end the other wars."
Intelligence plays an important and decisive role in war strategy,
Israel assessed mistakenly that Hamas was deterred and, at any rate, largely incapable of launching a large-scale ground invasion,
Hannah, today an adviser at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies think tank, said Israel is a small country,
Shine, now director of the Institute for National Security Studies' Iran and Shiite Axis research program, said On October 7, there was good intelligence that was misinterpreted,
We had a similar failure in the 1973 war when the Mossad brought information from a very senior agent from Egypt, but the intelligence division of the Israeli army did not translate it correctly,
Gaza was not a high priority collection target whereas Hezbollah and Iran have been for decades,
John Hannah, who previously advised former U.S. President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, told Newsweek Gallant was one of the first to support the idea that Israel needed to take the initiative in the north, just days after the October 7 attacks,
said Michael Horowitz, a geopolitical expert at the Middle East-based security consultancy Le Beck He is considered to be focused on winning the war and the perceived national interest, rather than playing petty politics,
giving him ... added the former analyst The focus is on Lebanon, which means the war in Gaza isn't ending anytime soon,
Hussam Ali, a 45-year-old Gaza City resident who said his family had been displaced seven times since the conflict between Israel and Hamas began on Oct 7 last year, told Reuters via a chat app