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Inside Israel’s War Room: What Really Happened After October 7

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Hughes, C. (2026, October 5). Inside Israel’s War Room: What Really Happened After October 7. The Free Press. https://www.thefp.com/p/inside-israels-war-room-elliot-kaufman

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Elliot Kaufman's book "In the War Room" examines Israel's intelligence failure leading up to Hamas's October 7 invasion three years ago, which Israeli intelligence had deemed improbable. The book details how close Hamas came to achieving its goals and explores why Israel was caught off guard, based on two years of research and reporting.
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Three years ago, Hamas launched an unexpected invasion of Israel on October 7, which Israeli intelligence had deemed nearly impossible. According to Elliot Kaufman’s book *In the War Room*, this attack came very close to being successful. Kaufman spent over a year investigating and reporting on this conflict, providing new insights into how Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar orchestrated the surprise assault that rattled Israel's military confidence.

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Topics

Hamas Israel

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Hamas ORG · 2× Elliot Kaufman’s PERSON · 1× Israel GPE · 1× Kaufman PERSON · 1× Yahya Sinwar PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Elliot Kaufman’s new book, In the War Room, explains why that confidence was misplaced, and just how close Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar came to succeeding.
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2026-10-05 · The Free Press
Inside Israel’s War Room: What Really Happened After October 7 · assertive framing

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Three years ago this week, Hamas launched an invasion that Israel’s own intelligence services considered essentially impossible. asserted
services → launch → invasion
Elliot Kaufman’s new book, In the War Room, explains why that confidence was misplaced, and just how close Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar came to succeeding. asserted
Sinwar → explain → Room
Kaufman spent the better part of the last two years reporting on this war … asserted
Kaufman → spend → war
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