Tel Aviv, May 22 -- An Israeli military investigation into Hamas' October 7 attack on Kibbutz Kissufim and the nearby Kissufim army base found glaring failures in the Israel Defense Forces' preparedness.

The report, released on Thursday, found that soldiers, trained primarily for combat in Gaza's open areas, were ill-prepared for fighting within a civilian setting.

Forty-five people -- mostly soldiers, but several civilians and Thai workers were killed during an assault by about 150 terrorists from two of Hamas's elite Nukhba Force battalions.

The report highlighted how the absence of specialized training and clear operational protocols for urban warfare led to serious tactical errors, including "two-sided shooting" incidents, where ID...