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Netanyahu Suggests Other Officials to Blame for Oct. 7 Failings
ByAdam Rasgon February 6, 2026February 6, 2026

In a document released on Thursday night, the Israeli leader sought to distance himself from responsibility for intelligence and security failings before the Hamas-led attack.

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A Memo in a Bunker, Intercepted Communications and Hamas’s Oct. 7 Plans
ByRonen Bergman and Adam Rasgon October 11, 2025October 13, 2025

A directive, which Israeli officials believe was written by Yahya Sinwar, the powerful leader of Hamas in Gaza, and recordings called for fighters to target soldiers and civilian communities — and to broadcast the violent acts.

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Israel Says It Killed Abu Obeida, Spokesman for Hamas’s Armed Wing
ByAaron Boxerman August 31, 2025August 31, 2025

Hamas did not immediately comment on the Israeli military’s claim that Abu Obeida, one of the armed group’s best-known officials in the Arab world, had been killed.

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