Israel’s domestic security service, shin bet, acknowledged its failure to act on warnings regarding a planned hamas attack, while also criticizing the Israeli government’s policies that enabled hamas to strengthen.

The Israeli government is mentioned in the context of being faulted for its policies leading to poor security measures.

Israel's domestic security service that admitted to lapses in security leading to the attack.

The militant group that launched the attack against Israel, which was underestimated by intelligence and military sources.