Israel and the Politics of Intelligence Failure on 7 October
Jones Clive and Rob Geist Pinfold
24 April 2025Long Read
Damaged building in Israel, following the 7 October attacks by Hamas. Israel’s system that had enabled the pager attacks and the assassination of Nasrallah was partly to blame for the strategic failure to predict the 7 October attacks. Courtesy of Governm
Several factors contributed to the intelligence failure suffered by Israel in the 7 October attacks.
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