Yadlin went on to say that Israeli forces are now focusing on eradicating Hamas from the globe.
The former defense minister said the scale and brutality of the atrocities has left Israel no choice but to embark on a campaign to completely destroy Hamas
“Hamas will pay for what they did just like the nazis did in Europe”
Amos Yadlin
The former defense minister praised US president Joe Biden after the US pleadged its unwavering support for Israel.
בנאום מרגש ״ישר מהלב״, ששיקף זעזוע של ממש מהפעולות הרצחניות של חמאס הנשיא ביידן הביע תמיכה איתנה וחד משמעית בישראל ונחישות לתמוך בה ובבטחונה בכל דרך. לפני התובנות מסר אישי לנשיא: Thank you President Biden, I and the citizens of Israel admire your leadership, your love for🇮🇱
Yadlin pointed to three areas of failure in anticipating Saturday’s attack.
A failure of intelligence
Weak links in the Israeli intelligence network prevented the country from being being able to anticipate Hamas’ plans. many experts have echoed this sentiment, saying Israeli Intelligence officials should have seen the attack coming.
A failure of operations
Officials expected Israel’s external defense systems to be strong enough to keep Hamas out, but Yadlin says they turned out to be wrong.
A failure of leadership.
Israel is currently undergoing a significant judicial reform that has sparked a major crisis in the country. The government, led by the most right-wing administration in Israel’s history, has proposed a series of changes to the judicial system and the balance of powers.
These reforms aim to limit the judiciary’s influence over lawmaking and public policy, grant the government control over judicial appointments, and restrict the authority of legal advisors
This judicial upset has divided Israelis leaving them “vulnerable to attack”
Tensions rise during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, leading to clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces at the Al Aqsa compound in Jerusalem. Hamas unleashes a barrage of rockets from Gaza into Israel, and Israel responds with air strikes on Gaza. Fighting goes on for 11 days, killing at least 250 people in Gaza and 13 in Israel.
October 7 2023
Hamas militants launch a surprise attack on Israel, combining gunmen crossing the border with a heavy barrage of rockets. An estimated 2,200 rockets are fired toward southern and central Israel, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, by the Hamas militants.
Meanwhile, Hamas claims at least 5,000 rockets were fired, all landing in southern and central Israel. Armed Hamas militants, many on motorcycles, storm blockaded areas of the Gaza Strip, shooting at Jewish settlers in the Gaza Strip, officials said.
Video footage surfaces of Hamas militants taking Israeli citizens hostage near the Gaza border.
October 8, 2023
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally declares war on Hamas following the surprise assault by Hamas militants that came a day after the 50th anniversary of the start of the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
Israel’s air force begins striking Hamas targets in Gaza after Hamas militants “infiltrate” Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip, including by paraglider and over the sea, Israeli military leaders say.
Israel says at least 700 Israelis have been killed since the start of the conflict.
October 9, 2023
Hamas says the group will start killing Israeli hostages one by one and film the executions unless Israel immediately.
October 10, 2023:
The conflict has already killed hundreds on both sides. The Israeli military said more than 900 people have died in Israel since Saturday’s incursion. In Gaza and the West Bank, 765 people have been killed, according to authorities there.
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