IDF reservist takes a break after 531 days securing spy blimp Warrant Officer (res.) Tal Sion, 25, had 45 soldiers serving under her at their Galilee airbase. Josh Hasten March 21, 2025
IDF Brig. Gen. ‘A’ takes command of elite Unit 8200 The change of command came six months after his predecessor, Brig. Gen. Yossi Sariel, submitted his resignation over the Oct. 7, 2023, failure. JNS Staff March 11, 2025
Shin Bet dismissed Hamas SIM card warning hours before Oct. 7 The agency viewed the phones' activation as routine, since the terrorist organization had carried out "similar tests" the previous year. JNS Staff March 5, 2025
IDF Unit 8200 chief slams army brass over Oct. 7 failures "Not even once did we sit together—the commanders and intelligence personnel—to ask how we failed like this," said IDF Brig. Gen. Yossil Sariel. Feb. 27, 2025
Israeli intelligence missed Hamas’s rehearsal for Oct. 7 Following the drill, Hamas's Supreme Military Council reportedly concluded it was a "great success" and that Israel's failure to detect it had confirmed the group was ready to carry out a surprise attack. JNS Staff Dec. 11, 2024
What happened to the Shin Bet on Oct. 7? The agency experienced critical failures ahead of one of Israel's worst-ever security breaches. Itay Ilnai Dec. 6, 2024
IDF considers outside candidates for elite intel Unit 8200 The failure of the intelligence services on Oct. 7, 2023 to discern Hamas's plans has disqualified the promotion of inside officers. Nov. 5, 2024
IDF confirms death of Hezbollah executive council chief The Israeli military said it “conducted a precise, intelligence-based strike on Hezbollah's main intelligence headquarters, deliberately located underground beneath the civilian population in the Dahiyeh.” Oct. 22, 2024
Elections amplifying US opposition to Israeli strike on Iran Observers express deep concern over leak of classified documents on reported IAF preparations. Yaakov Lappin Oct. 22, 2024
