October 7: Israel’s ‘Complacency’ And ‘Tragic Misunderstanding’ Of Hamas Threat
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“The problem, and this was the problem that Israel suffered from over a period of years, was that Hamas was believed to be deterred.” The state of mind in Israel prior to the October 7 attacks was one of “complacency”, as they believed Hamas didn’t want want war, says former editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post Yaakov Katz. Yaakov Katz was speaking to Andrew Neil on The Times At One. Listen live every Monday to Thursday 1-2pm. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/
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