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| Inside Unit 8200: Moving forward after the October 7 intelligence failure |
| 2024-02-28 |
| [Jpost] The IDF's main intelligence unit was shocked on Oct. 7. Two commanders recall events on Oct. 8. In the early hours of Oct. 8, the serene Galilee landscape served as the backdrop for a somber gathering at the headquarters of IDF intelligence Unit 8200. The massacre one day earlier hung heavily in the air as four former unit commanders, aged 53-65, convened at the behest of the current commander, identified only as ‘Y.’ They arrived there in a world still reeling from the shock of the Hamas Nukhba terrorists’ attack, with the magnitude of the tragedy barely beginning to dawn. Unit 8200, a linchpin in the IDF Intelligence Corps, is at the forefront of signal intelligence, cyber warfare, and covert operations, functioning under the military intelligence directorate, Aman. Its reputation for excellence is built on a foundation of cutting-edge intelligence and surveillance operations, but the intelligence hole that was Oct. 7 was too big for explanation. The meeting, which lasted several hours, concluded with a palpable divide among the participants. One faction criticized how the situation was handled, calling it “an egregious failure that transcends mere oversight, a catastrophic lapse in judgment and responsibility, indicative of personal, even criminal negligence on the part of ‘Y’ and senior officers.” |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #1 If you default to think all Palestinians want to kill Jews, you wont have these failures or lapses. These things occur when you start believing in the romance, in the fairytale of peace partners. |
| Posted by: mossomo 2024-02-28 13:13 |