Israeli “Military” Admits Failure in “Fragmentation” While Concealing the Scandal of Its “Wholesale” Defeats

After a series of fragmented admissions, investigations conducted by official bodies within the Israeli occupation entity have amounted to an overall acknowledgment of historic and strategic failure. These findings expose a catastrophic collapse within the Zionist entity’s military and security apparatus, revealing an unprecedented failure in intelligence and operational preparedness. The first investigative report was released a week ago by what is referred to as the “Israeli Army,” while the second was published by the so-called “Shin Bet” internal security agency of the Zionist entity.

In a rare narrative within Zionist media, investigations conducted by the Shin Bet and the “Israeli military” have admitted to disastrous intelligence and military failures, which led to the success of the al-Aqsa Flood operation on October 7, 2023. This operation, carried out by Palestinian resistance factions, was a natural response to decades of oppression and occupation. Described by Israeli reporters and analysts as “shocking,” these investigations not only exposed the weaknesses of entity’s security establishment but also implicitly acknowledged that the will of the Palestinian people and their resistance’s ability to innovate and plan had surpassed the capabilities of the Zionist war machine, despite its advanced surveillance technology and so-called “security resilience.”

Acknowledging Political and Military Arrogance

The Shin Bet’s report identified five key strategic factors that facilitated the attack, most notably the Israeli occupation’s systematic violations at Al-Aqsa Mosque. These provocations had become a daily ritual aimed at inciting Muslim sentiments. Additionally, the report highlighted the brutal policies against Palestinian detainees, who are subjected to torture and deprived of their most basic human rights.

However, the most striking aspect of the report was its candid admission that Israeli occupation’s political failures, combined with military arrogance and blind faith in a “mythical” security wall and a supposedly formidable military force, had all contributed to creating an ideal environment for the Palestinian resistance to launch its attack.

The report did not hesitate to point out that the entity’s strategy of “buying calm” through limited economic concessions in Gaza—intended to break the will of the Palestinian population—had backfired. Instead of pacifying resistance forces, these measures allowed them to strengthen their military capabilities under the guise of temporary peace, while Israeli intelligence remained ensnared in false assumptions of security.

Intelligence Collapse and Resistance’s Tactical Superiority

On the intelligence front, the investigation exposed severe weaknesses in the occupation’s recruitment network. The Shin Bet admitted its failure to infiltrate Gaza with informants in recent years, which led to significant intelligence gaps regarding resistance movements.

According to the Zionist Channel 12 reporter Almog Boker, approximately 6,700 Palestinian fighters successfully breached Israeli settlements near Gaza without the occupation’s intelligence agencies having any prior knowledge of the attack. According to the investigation, this underscored Palestinian intelligence superiority in maintaining secrecy and deceiving the enemy.

The report also revealed that the resistance had discreetly activated 45 Israeli SIM cards before the attack, allowing them to evade surveillance and coordinate their operations with precision. Meanwhile, Israeli intelligence remained fixated on the mistaken belief that Hamas was preoccupied with the West Bank and incapable of launching a large-scale war.

Military Catastrophe and Tactical Paralysis

On the military front, the “Israeli Army’s” investigations contained even more painful admissions. The October 7 attack was described as a “total failure”—not just in protecting the Zionist settlers, but also in basic military preparedness and response capability.

According to an unnamed senior military official, the so-called “Gaza Division,” supposedly the occupation’s first line of defense, was completely neutralized within the initial hours of the assault. The Zionist soldiers reportedly fell into a state of panic, unable even to access their weapons depots. Military correspondent Nitzan Shapira confirmed that Israeli entity’s command-and-control system collapsed entirely within the first hour, leaving its forces in a tactical void.

By 10:00 AM, when the second wave of attacks began, Zionist forces were in complete disarray, allowing Palestinian fighters to carry out extensive operations of capture and elimination. The response from the occupation’s military continued to deteriorate into chaos and confusion.

The Genius of Palestinian Planning

The grim picture painted by these official investigations was echoed in Zionist media, which found itself grappling with a historical paradox: how did the so-called “world’s most sophisticated intelligence agencies” (Mossad and Shin Bet) fail against a besieged resistance movement operating within the fenced-off Gaza Strip?

Political analyst Jacky Levy attempted to rationalize the failure by stating, “Everyone in Israel is responsible for this disaster,” blaming it on a “misinterpretation of Hamas’s intentions.” Other Zionist reporters described the attack as an “earthquake that shattered the illusion of an impenetrable security system.”

Perhaps the most significant aspect of these investigations was their indirect acknowledgment of the “genius of Palestinian planning.” Israeli reports praised the resistance’s ability to outmaneuver the Zionist entity’s extensive surveillance apparatus, maintaining absolute secrecy despite years of meticulous preparation. According to Zionist media sources, Hamas successfully transformed its perceived vulnerabilities—such as the blockade and electronic surveillance—into strategic advantages, capitalizing on its deep understanding of the Israeli entity’s arrogance, which consistently underestimates the possibility of its defeat.

The Strategic Gap and Concealment of Investigative Findings

The al-Aqsa Flood operation was not a reckless military engagement but rather a decisive blow to the myth of Israeli security superiority. It served as a stark reminder that the balance of power in the conflict has shifted. Despite relentless siege and daily massacres, the Palestinian people have demonstrated that their will for liberation remains unbreakable. Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation—no matter how strong—remains an inherently fragile structure dependent on continuous military and diplomatic support from Western allies. Tragically, these realities are ignored by Arab regimes seeking normalization with the entity, despite their undeniable clarity, especially in light of the October 7 battle and its subsequent reverberations.

On Friday, the Israeli newspaper “Yedioth Ahronoth” revealed that the findings were only a fraction of the actual investigative results, which spanned thousands of pages but were reduced to just 15 for public release.

The newspaper’s report highlighted massive failures across nearly every branch of the Israeli military, particularly in intelligence. It confirmed that military intelligence failed to foresee Hamas’s large-scale attack, having dismissed such a scenario as unrealistic. Despite boasting “intelligence superiority” and a “secret apparatus,” Zionist forces failed to detect Hamas’s preparations in advance.

Investigations also revealed that the enemy’s air forces failed to intercept paragliders and drones used by Hamas to breach security fences. Orders from the Zionist “Chief of Staff” Herzi Halevi, to identify targets for a swift counterattack at dawn were never executed, further exacerbating the situation. Additionally, the Iron Dome defense system failed to intercept nearly half of the rockets launched from Gaza, exposing serious shortcomings in the enemy’s air defense.

The Zionist naval force also failed to prevent Hamas boats from reaching the “Zikim” beach, where Palestinian fighters seized an Israeli military vehicle and continued deep into the occupied territory. Moreover, Zionist forces deliberately withheld intelligence on Hamas’s movements the night before the attack, despite reports of unusual activity in Gaza.

Among the concealed findings was the omission of a key scenario: the possibility of a surprise attack by Hamas. This scenario had been removed from the enemy’s strategic plans in 2017 by “Chief of Staff” Gadi Eizenkot, reflecting a major gap in long-term military planning.

Further revelations confirmed that Mossad failed to detect coordinated preparations between Hamas, Iran, and Hezbollah for a large-scale assault. The assumption that “Hamas is deterred,” which took root after Israel’s 2021 aggression, proved to be a critical miscalculation, as Hamas interpreted its gains from that confrontation as a stepping stone to strengthening its alliances.

The “Israeli military” attempted to mislead the public by providing an incomplete summary of its investigations, omitting crucial details regarding its failures. Instead of fully acknowledging its defeat, the occupation forces distorted reality, raising serious doubts about the transparency of the Israeli entity’s military leadership and its ability to learn from its mistakes.

The fallout from these disclosures is expected to trigger further upheaval within the Israeli occupation entity, further eroding trust in its military establishment beyond its already weakened state.