Hamas fooled Israel's advanced surveillance by doing all of its planning offline, retired US general says

Mon, 10/09/2023 - 10:10

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel October 9, 2023.
REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Hamas launched a major attack on Israel on Saturday, seemingly catching it off guard.
A retired US general called it a "classic failure of technology," given Israel's surveillance apparatus.
He said Hamas likely used no modern technology to communicate, and Israel missed the signs.

The latest attack on Israel by the militant group Hamas was a failure of Israel's huge surveillance and defense systems, a retired US general told CNN.