Israel experienced two failures rolled into one in Hamas attack

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The key explanation lies in intelligence failure, compounded by failure in planning and logistics. Read more at straitstimes.com.

LONDON - Few borders were as carefully monitored as the one between Israel and the Palestinian enclave of Gaza.

The high-rise border fence was bristling with heat and light-activated early warning devices. A strip of no-man’s land separated the fence from Israel’s territory. Acoustic sensors were laid deep into the ground to detect any attempt to dig tunnels under the border.Easy access any time via ST app on 1 mobile deviceResend verification e-mail

 

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