In the weeks since Hamas carried out its devastating terrorist attack in southern Israel, Times journalists have been trying to work out why the Israeli security services failed to prevent such a huge and deadly assault. Ronen Bergman, a correspondent for The New York Times, tells the story of one of the warnings that Israel ignored.

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The Oct. 7 Warning That Israel Ignored

DEC 4, 202333 MIN
The Daily

The Oct. 7 Warning That Israel Ignored

DEC 4, 202333 MIN

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 In the weeks since Hamas carried out its devastating terrorist attack in southern Israel, Times journalists have been trying to work out why the Israeli security services failed to prevent such a huge and deadly assault.

Ronen Bergman, a correspondent for The New York Times, tells the story of one of the warnings that Israel ignored.

Guest: Ronen Bergman, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine.

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