Postmortem Analysis of Israel's 7 October 2023 Intelligence Failure

Authors

Emily Helgeson, Dakota State UniversityFollow
William Bendix, Dakota State University

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Description

On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched an attack from the Gaza Strip into Israel, resulting in the deaths of 1,200 people and triggering a larger conflict. Despite possessing impressive intelligence capabilities, Israel failed to anticipate the attack. This project provides one of the first postmortem analyses of the October 7 intelligence failure and demonstrates methods for assessing the role and significance of key contributing factors.

Publication Date

2026

Recommended Citation

Helgeson, Emily and Bendix, William, "Postmortem Analysis of Israel's 7 October 2023 Intelligence Failure" (2026). Annual Research Symposium. 76.
https://scholar.dsu.edu/research-symposium/76