Jerusalem, Feb. 28 -- "The Israel Defense Forces failed to protect Israeli citizens. The Gaza Division was overrun in the early hours of the war as terrorists took control and carried out massacres in the communities and roads of the area," was the general conclusion.

An official presented the basic summary of the report on what went wrong during and after the October 7 attacks, which were not dealt with immediately and resulted in more than 1200 Israelis dead, hundreds taken hostage, and sparked an all-out war on Gaza.

The basic conclusion seems to be that it all happened because of miscalculation of Hamas's military capabilities. "October 7 was a complete failure," a senior Israeli military official told reporters, speaking on conditi...