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A Call to Action for the Intelligence Community Following Hamas Terror Attack

A Call to Action for the Intelligence Community Following Hamas Terror Attack

RUHAMA, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 29: IDF Soldiers stand guard near the entrance to the funeral for Lili Itamari, 63, and Ram Itamari, 56, a couple from Kibbutz Kfar Aza who were killed in the Hamas attack near the Gaza border on October 7 at Kibbutz Ruhama on October 29, 2023 in Ruhama, Israel. In the wake of the October 7 attacks by Hamas that left 1,400 dead and 200 kidnapped, Israel launched a sustained bombardment of the Gaza Strip and threatened a ground invasion to defeat the militant group that governs the Palestinian territory. But the fate of the hostages, Israelis and foreign nationals who are being held by Hamas in Gaza, as well as international pressure over the humanitarian situation in Gaza, have complicated Israel's military response to the attacks. A timeline for a proposed ground invasion remains unclear. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

OPINION — The October 7 massacre perpetrated against innocent Israelis, Americans and other foreign nationals by the terrorist group Hamas and enabled by its primary patron Iran represents a failure for U.S. intelligence. 

This is not the first time the Intelligence Community (IC) has been surprised, nor will it be the last. 

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