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Hamas was surprised by the success of its attack in Israel, a Hamas leader told the Associated Press. Hamas' attacks show Israeli intelligence failed to predict an offensive from Gaza, experts said. "We were surprised by this great collapse," Ali Barakeh, a member of Hamas' exiled leadership, said, per the news agency. On Saturday, Hamas fighters launched a surprise sea, air, and ground offensive that seemingly caught Israeli intelligence off guard , according to military analysts. Shortly after Hamas launched its attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a "state of war," with the stated goal of eliminating the militant group.
Persons: Ali Barakeh, , Barakeh, David Khalfa, Jaurès, Bruce Hoffman, Frank Gardner, Gardner, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: Associated Press, Service, Fondation, France, Council, Foreign Relations, NPR, AP, Hamas Locations: Israel, Hamas, Gaza, North Africa, Middle
Hamas was surprised by the success of its attack in Israel, a Hamas leader told the Associated Press. Hamas' attacks show Israeli intelligence failed to predict an offensive from Gaza, experts said. "We were surprised by this great collapse," Ali Barakeh, a member of Hamas' exiled leadership, said, per the news agency. On Saturday, Hamas fighters launched a surprise sea, air, and ground offensive that seemingly caught Israeli intelligence off guard , according to military analysts. Shortly after Hamas launched its attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a "state of war," with the stated goal of eliminating the militant group.
Persons: Ali Barakeh, , Barakeh, David Khalfa, Jaurès, Bruce Hoffman, Frank Gardner, Gardner, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: Associated Press, Service, Fondation, France, Council, Foreign Relations, NPR, AP, Hamas Locations: Israel, Hamas, Gaza, North Africa, Middle
Israel's inability to anticipate the attack was a "colossal" intelligence failure, analysts say. Israel has one of the most sophisticated intelligence networks in the Middle East. AdvertisementAdvertisementIsrael was rocked by a wave of unprecedented attacks carried out by Hamas fighters on Saturday, with reports of thousands of rockets being fired into the country and gunmen roaming the streets. Observers have noted that Israel's failure to anticipate the attack, which likely took months of complex planning, is a failure of their famously sophisticated intelligence agencies. There have also been unconfirmed reports of IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians being captured by Hamas fighters and taken to Gaza.
Persons: , Eli Maron, Frank Gardner, Israel, Gardner, Paul Adams, John Sparks, Ammar Awad, Adams, Mohammed Deif, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: Service, Israel, Hamas, Observers, IDF, Israeli Navy, BBC, Sky News, REUTERS, paraglider, Army Radio, Al Locations: Israel, Egypt, Syria, Gaza, Sderot, Aqsa, Jerusalem
A plane crash in Russia on Wednesday killed 10 people on board. It plummeted suddenly after appearing fine on radar, a flight-tracking expert told Reuters. The plane plummeted more than 8,000 feet from its cruising altitude of 28,000 within approximately 30 seconds, he added. "Whatever happened, happened quickly," Petchenik said, according to the news agency. President Joe Biden suggested on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was likely behind the crash, though he didn't speak with certainty.
Persons: Yevgeny Prigozhin, Vladimir Putin, Wagner, Prigozhin, Ian Petchenik, Petchenik, John Sawers, Joe Biden, Biden, I'm, Frank Gardner Organizations: Wednesday, Reuters, Service, Embraer, Financial Times, Telegram, Financial, BBC, CNN, Russia's Federal Security Service, BBC's Locations: Russia, Wall, Silicon, Moscow, St . Petersburg, Kuzhenkino, Tver Oblast, Russian
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