Oct. 7 Kibbutz Kissufim attack: Soldiers not trained for infiltration, IDF probe finds

Oct. 7 Kibbutz Kissufim attack: Soldiers not trained for infiltration, IDF probe finds

The military's probe found that troops were untrained for fighting inside civilian communities, operated without clear command, and committed multiple friendly fire incidents

Israeli Probe Finds Tactical Errors and Friendly Fire in Deadly Kissufim Battle

A Thursday report exposed critical flaws in the Israeli Defense Forces’ (IDF) response to an October 7 Hamas attack at the Kissufim kibbutz and military base. About 150 terrorists from Hamas’s elite Nukhba Force killed 45 people, including soldiers, civilians, and Thai workers. The report noted that IDF soldiers, trained for Gaza’s open terrain, were unprepared for urban combat in a civilian area. This led to tactical errors, including “two-side…