On the Patriots program, Avi Shushan argued that the October 7, 2023, failure was military — and accused Shin Bet and Mossad of abandoning residents. The comment adds a notable voice to the ongoing internal Israeli debate over responsibility for the Hamas attack.
Avi Shushan, appearing Thursday evening on the Patriots program hosted by Yinon Magal, stated that the October 7, 2023, disaster was a military failure — and specifically blamed the Shin Bet and Mossad for abandoning residents. Shushan's phrasing, 'the Shin Bet and Mossad abandoned the residents,' frames the intelligence community's actions as a core cause of the breach, not merely a failure to warn. The comment enters an ongoing Israeli public debate, which has largely centered on military and political responsibility but occasionally names intelligence agencies as culpable for not preventing the Hamas assault. Shushan's allegation remains one figure's opinion, not an official finding.
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