A blueprint reviewed by The Times laid out the attack in detail. Israeli officials dismissed it as aspirational and ignored specific warnings.

Israeli officials obtained Hamas’s battle plan for the Oct. 7 terrorist attack more than a year before it happened, documents, emails and interviews show. But Israeli military and intelligence officials dismissed the plan as aspirational, considering it too difficult for Hamas to carry out.

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  • DarkGamer@kbin.social
    1410·
    1 year ago

    Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by incompetence. Also, I doubt they’d intentionally kill 1200 of their own to do so.

      • Icalasari@kbin.social
        82·
        1 year ago

        Besides, it can easily be both. He wanted an excuse AND was an idiot who underestimated the damage Hamas is capable of

        • KevonLooney@lemm.ee
          1·
          1 year ago

          Like “Remember the Maine”. For those who forgot “The Maine”, it was a US Navy ship that sunk in Havana’s harbor, contributing to the Spanish American War.

          Most investigations (both modern and contemporary) have determined the explosion was an accident, but it was still used to justify going to war with Spain.

    • dudinax@programming.dev
      71·
      1 year ago

      That’s good advice when dealing with family and friends, but bad advice in almost any other situation, especially when judging world leaders.