Isaac,

Looking more and more like a stand down considering the intel the Mossad, the IDF and the Netanyahu Cabinet had at their fingertips for a full year.

Okay, maybe just maybe it's a failure there... but then there's the pesky intel that Egypt shared with Netanyahu at least ten full days before the attack of a "...horrible operation."

Netanyahu originally denied this but later admitted its veracity.

see:

Egypt intelligence official says Israel ignored repeated ...

The Times of Israel

https://www.timesofisrael.com › egypt-intelligence-off...

Oct 9, 2023 — Cairo official says Israel focused on West Bank instead of Gaza; Egypt's spy chief said to warn PM of 'terrible operation,' Netanyahu denies ...

And

After Fury, Netanyahu Deletes, Apologizes for Post ...

Haaretz

https://www.haaretz.com › Israel News

Oct 29, 2023 — In a Post Overnight Saturday, Netanyahu Asserted That He Never Received Forewarning About Hamas' Deadly Attack. He Earlier Said 'After the ...