A Turkish writer discussed the element of surprise in the “Al-Aqsa Flood” attack. He focused on what was considered an operational success for one party and an intelligence weakness for the other, without addressing the political goals and results.
Regional actors did not expect the Qassam Brigades to have the ability to launch such an attack, he said. The writer attributed to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert his description of the Israeli security umbrella as weak, and his saying that Israel fell victim to overconfidence.