{"id":385773,"date":"2026-10-08T01:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T00:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-did-israel-know-before-october-7-the-global-story-podcast\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T01:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T00:00:27","slug":"what-did-israel-know-before-october-7-the-global-story-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-did-israel-know-before-october-7-the-global-story-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"What did Israel know before October 7? | The Global Story podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ibIQsUlBszs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What did Israel know before October 7? | The Global Story podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ibIQsUlBszs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Israel is marking three years since the 7 October attacks, in which around 1,200 people were killed by Hamas-led attackers and a further 251 hostages were taken back to Gaza. <\/p>\n<p>The commemorations come in the final weeks of a pivotal election campaign. Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s record on national security is coming under immense scrutiny, amid reports that the government failed to act on warnings in the months leading up to the 2023 attacks \u2013 allegations that the prime minister has strongly denied.<\/p>\n<p>Tristan Redman speaks to BBC correspondent Jon Donnison, who is in East Jerusalem. <\/p>\n<p>#Israel #October7 #Gaza #BBCNews <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n01:08 What warnings came before October 7?<br \/>\n05:14 Netanyahu and the calls for an inquiry<br \/>\n06:01 How October 7 changed Israel<br \/>\n07:24 Why this election matters<br \/>\n08:41 Israel\u2019s intelligence and security failures<br \/>\n11:40 The warnings Israel allegedly ignored<br \/>\n14:05 The warning signs in the days before October 7<br \/>\n15:44 Netanyahu\u2019s policy towards Hamas<br \/>\n18:12 The Qatar money sent into Gaza<br \/>\n19:49 What happened on October 7?<br \/>\n21:32 Why was Israel\u2019s response so slow?<br \/>\n22:40 How did Israeli intelligence miss the attack?<br \/>\n23:55 How Netanyahu\u2019s opponents are using October 7<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel is marking three years since the 7 October attacks, in which around 1,200 people were killed by Hamas-led attackers and a further 251 hostages were taken back to Gaza. 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