The israeli military reported that intelligence failures led to its inability to prevent the deadly Oct. 7 attack by hamas, attributing the oversight to a longstanding misunderstanding of the group's intentions.

israeli military refers to a fundamental misunderstanding of hamas's capabilities and intentions leading up to the attack.

Israeli Prime Minister who has not commented on the military's investigation and is blamed for the failures leading to the attack.

Chief of staff of the Israeli army, who accepted responsibility for the military's failures.