TEL AVIV: The head of Israel’s Shin Bet intelligence agency on Monday acknowledged that they had completely failed to stop Hamas’s surprise operation across the country. Shin Bet said that he took the entire responsibility for failing to stop Hamas from carrying out its surprise operation in Israel.
Gaza: Israeli Intelligence Chief Admits Its Failure
In a statement, Shin Bet said, “Despite a series of acts we conducted, inappropriately, on Saturday we were powerless to produce sufficient warning that would permit the surprise attack to be stopped,”.
He said that he was responsible for what happened while the investigation was also underway over the matter.
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