Hamas launched a 'surprise' attack on Israel, but for Netanyahu's critics, the writing was on the wall for months

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Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and smoke in Ashkelon, Israel, right, in a composite image.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and smoke rising after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit Ashkelon in Israel.

Tsafrir Abayov/AP; Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP

11 powerful images of the wave of surprise attacks on Israel by Palestinian militants including burning tanks and rocket barrages

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A man runs on a road as fire burns after rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, Israel.
A man runs on a road as fire burns after rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, Israel.

Amir Cohen/REUTERS

Pregnant mother hiding with her small child describes Hamas fighters trying to break into the safe room at their Israeli home

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Rocket barrages launched towards Israel from Gaza.
Rocket barrages launched towards Israel from Gaza.

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Palestinian fighters captured an Israeli tank and IDF soldiers amid unprecedented wave of attacks, reports say

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Palestinians take control of an Israeli tank after crossing the border fence with Israel from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023.

Videos show young Israelis fleeing in panic when Palestinian militants invaded a music festival in the desert

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Palestinian militants ride an Israeli military vehicle that was seized by gunmen who infiltrated areas of southern Israel, in the northern Gaza Strip.
Palestinian militants ride an Israeli military vehicle that was seized by gunmen who infiltrated areas of southern Israel, in the northern Gaza Strip.

Ahmed Zakot/REUTERS

Videos show Hamas fighters attacking Israel using motorized paragliders amid a wave of surprise attacks

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Cars are burning after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a parking lot and a residential building in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
Cars are burning after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a parking lot and a residential building in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.

Tsafrir Abayov/AP Photo

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