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Two years since the deadly Hamas-led 7 October attack, security experts in Israel and worldwide are still analysing what the key oversights were and whether Israel could have pre-empted the incursion, which took 1,200 lives and saw 250 people taken hostage by Hamas.
Earlier this year the Israeli military published its first official account of the mistakes that led to its failures during the 7 October 2023 attack, which triggered the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
The report concluded that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) "failed in its mission to protect Israeli civilians".
The 19-page report concludes that Israel’s military misjudged Hamas' intentions and underestimated its capabilities.
Will Todman, Senior Fellow at the Middle East Program of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, told Euronews that it is essential to understand the context and the broader picture of the time when the attack occurred.
“If we go back, this was a time when Israel was talking about expanding the Abraham Accords, normalising with Saudi Arabia”, Todman said, adding that it had previously normalised with other key regional actors like the UAE and Bahrain.
“I think there was a real sense of confidence in the Israeli government and they did not realise that Hamas would be able
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