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  Selected Articles - The News And Times Hamas’s stealth attack will be remembered as Israeli intelligence failure for the ages Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel, on the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur war, will be remembered as an intelligence failure for the ages.In the space of several hours, dozens of Gaza militants broke through the border fence into southern Israel, surprising local military positions.Gunmen kidnapped and murdered Israelis in the southern border communities,... posted 1h ago   via   theguardian.com   Why Israel's Defenses Crumbled in Face of Hamas' Assault - Israel News - Haaretz.com Haaretz | Israel NewsIsrael was caught completely off-guard and took long hours to transport its forces to the field to defend the locales under attack. These are six main failures that dictated the developments in combat Yaniv KubovichJonathan LisOct 8, 2023 4:49 pm IDTOct 8, 2023 4:49 pm IDT Yaniv KubovichJonathan LisThe incursion of Hamas terrorists... posted 1h ago   v

Hamas attack has abruptly altered the picture for Middle East diplomacy posted at 16:22:25 UTC   via   theguardian.com As the death toll rises, and the security consequences multiply, Israel is pointing its finger of accusation at Tehran for orchestrating the  attacks by Hamas . The attacks may have been born of anger, specifically at the months-long behaviour of the Netanyahu coalition, including the provocations at al-Aqsa mosque, but Iran and the forces it supports have a longer-term strategic goal: to thwart the US-led effort to achieve a normalisation of relations  between Saudi Arabia and Israel , a move that would entrench the US in the Middle East – and in Iran’s eyes deprive the Palestinians of their last influential sponsor. Iran’s goal is to denormalise the region, and make it near-impossible for Saudi Arabia to strike a deal. Israel, by contrast, wants to shrink the Palestinian conflict diplomatically so it gradually becomes an irrelevance, a historical curio such as the  Y