(Day 602) Swords of Iron –  “Never Underestimate Your Enemy”

Chaim starts by saying that on October 7th, 2023, Hamas was able to surprise Israel with a combination of weapons and tactics that the IDF was not expecting. One of the reasons the Gaza border area was so lightly guarded by the IDF is that all the attention was focused on the northern border, where Hezbollah was assessed to be a much bigger and more dangerous threat.