Why Israel's Defenses Crumbled in Face of Hamas' Assault
Israel 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
The incursion of Hamas terrorists into Israel, which began on Saturday at 6:30 A.M., caught the security establishment unprepared. The failures of the military and security agencies pertain both to preparations for the attack and the response to it.