The Six Lessons Israel Overlearned After Oct. 7

Netanyahu has favored vengeance over vision since the Hamas attack.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands before a map of the Gaza Strip during a news conference in Jerusalem. October 6, 2025, 7:00 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

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The Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks on Israel were a strategic shock of historic proportions. As with other cataclysmic events like 9/11, they generated immediate lessons on the dangers of terrorism, the challenges facing intelligence services , and the costs of complacency. Israeli leaders, reeling from the trauma, launched wide-ranging operations not only in Gaza but also against targets in Iran, Lebanon, Syria, the

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