Bowen: Israel blindsided by most serious attack in a generation

2023-10-08 00:56

Risk of flare-up between Palestinian militants and Israel has been deepening for months, writes Jeremy Bowen

Israel was taken by surprise by the most ambitious operation Hamas has ever launched from Gaza.

The scale of what's been happening is unprecedented. Hamas breached the wire that separates Gaza from Israel in multiple places in the most serious cross-border attack Israel has faced in more than a...