How could a terror group from one of the world's poorest enclaves manage to launch such a devastating attack?
is no stranger to terrorist attacks, Saturday's assault was unprecedented – not least because of the lack of warning. Israel's military on Saturday found itself caught off-guard, despite decades in which the country became a technology powerhouse that boasts one of the world's most impressive armed forces and a premier intelligence agency.
"This is a Pearl Harbor-type of moment for Israel, where there was reality up until today, and then there will be reality after today."A picture taken on February 12, 2019, shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussing with soldiers as he stands near a naval Iron Dome defence system, designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells.
Since Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005, it has spent billions of dollars securing the border from attacks. That has striking at any weapons fired from inside Gaza into Israel and stopping terrorists from trying to cross the border from air or underground using tunnels. To stop rocket attacks, Israel has used the Iron Dome, an effective rocket defense system developed with help from the United States.
Aaron David Miller, a former State Department negotiator on Middle East issues, told CNN's Wolf Blitzer that Israeli communities near Gaza were "obviously not adequately protected."How Israel responds will likely involve more than just border reinforcements. The Israel Defence Forces have already begun airstrikes in Gaza targeting Hamas infrastructure, resulting in hundreds of dead and injured.
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