{"id":1515,"date":"2025-04-10T14:36:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T14:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jagsystem.com\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T14:36:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T14:36:01","slug":"a-tragedia-de-7-de-outubro-em-sderot-investigacao-das-forcas-de-defesa-de-israel-revela-falhas-na-preparacao-e-falta-de-comunicacao","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/israelagora.com.br\/en\/?page_id=1515","title":{"rendered":"The october 7 Sderot tragedy: Israel Defense Forces investigation reveals lack of preparation and communication"},"content":{"rendered":"
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View of the demolished police station in Sderot where a number of Hamas terrorists were holed up during the Oct. 7 invasion, October 10, 2023. (Photo: Yossi Zamir\/Flash90)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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\r\n\t#October 7<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>

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\r\n\tOn October 7, 41 Hamas terrorists stormed the Israeli city of Sderot, killing 53 people, including 37 civilians, 11 police officers, 3 Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers, and 2 firefighters<\/strong><\/p>

One of the most memorable moments of this tragedy, which has remained etched in the memory of Israelis, was the destruction of the Sderot police station.<\/p>

\r\nThe building was so badly damaged during the 24-hour confrontation with the terrorists that it had to be completely demolished afterwards.\r\n<\/p>

\r\nOn the morning of that day, thousands of Hamas terrorists broke through the barriers on the Gaza border, overcame Israeli defenses, and advanced deep into Israeli territory.<\/p>

\r\nOne of the main targets was Sderot, a city of about 30,000 inhabitants located just one kilometer from the border.\r\n<\/p>

\r\nThe following Wednesday, the Israel Defense Forces released an investigation into what happened in Sderot.<\/p>

\r\nThe report found that the army had “misconceptions and failures” in defending the city.<\/p>

\r\nThe investigation showed that the Northern Brigade, part of the Gaza Division and responsible for security in that area, bore a large share of the blame for the failure.<\/p>

\r\nThey did not even have a defense plan for the city, which went against their orders.<\/p>

\r\nAs a result, there were no clear procedures for how to protect Sderot in an emergency.<\/p>

\r\nThe report says: “Sderot is in the Northern Brigade’s area of “”operation, but on October 7, no brigade forces showed up.” The investigation concluded that the army had “misconceptions and failures accumulated over the years,” which left the troops unprepared to prevent the attack.<\/p>

\r\nThe blame fell on the Northern Brigade, the Gaza Division and the Operations Division.<\/p>

\r\nBut the city itself was also not ready for an invasion.<\/p>

\r\nThe few security measures that did exist were weakened shortly before the attack.<\/p>

\r\nIn August 2022, for example, the decision was made to remove all of the city’s emergency response teams’ rifles because there was no proper weapons depot.<\/p>

\r\nWhen the terrorists arrived, the team members had to fight with only pistols against enemies armed with rocket-propelled grenades and rocket-propelled grenades.\r\n<\/p>

\r\nFurthermore, in the two years leading up to the attack, the emergency response team had not trained to deal with an invasion.\r\n<\/p>

\r\nDespite all this, there was one small success: no Sderot residents were kidnapped, and the 41 Hamas terrorists were killed or captured.<\/p>

\r\nEven so, the army was unprepared to defend the city and was slow to react.<\/p>

\r\nThe first troops did not arrive until an hour and a half after the invasion began.\r\n<\/p>

\r\nOther problems made the situation worse.<\/p>

\r\nThe city’s emergency response team did not have adequate weapons, and there was no unified command structure.<\/p>

\r\nThe city’s control center went down early in the morning, making it difficult to understand the severity of the attack.<\/p>

\r\nVideos circulating on social media caused panic, prompting about a thousand soldiers to rush to Sderot.<\/p>

\r\nBut without an organized command, these soldiers were not put to good use and could have been used elsewhere.<\/p>

\r\nMany were trapped in the city because the roads to the south were blocked.<\/p>

\r\nIf there had been a functioning command, the streets within the city could have been closed to limit the terrorists’ movements.\r\n<\/p>

\r\nThe investigation found that if an alert had been given when the terrorists entered the area of “”the security fence, it would have been possible to position forces to block the entrances to the city and prevent the attacks.\r\n<\/p>

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