India, Feb. 27 -- The Israeli military has acknowledged a 'complete failure' in preventing the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas-led militants in an internal probe into the assault released on Thursday

The attack killed hundreds of Israelis and triggered a bloody war in Gaza killing at least 48,000 Palestinians.

"October 7 was a complete failure, the IDF (military) failed in fulfilling its mission to protect Israeli civilians,"the official said on condition of anonymity, AFP reported.

"Too many civilians died that day asking themselves in their hearts or out loud, where was the IDF," the official added.

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