Israel redeployed two platoons from Gaza to the West Bank two days before October 7 attack.

Zev reveals that according to recent reports, Israeli intelligence had predicted and identified signs days in advance that an attack from Gaza was imminent. However, this information did not make it up the chain of command in time to alert forces and prepare an adequate response. One reason, Petree explains, is that units had been moved away from the southern border with Gaza to the West Bank due to expected unrest related to controversial Israeli politicians Ben-Gvir and Smotrich. This left Israeli communities near Gaza vulnerable.Petree’s point was subsequently confirmed by Roy Sharon, a journalist with Israel’s Kann News. Sharon reports: Two platoons from the commando brigade that was to reinforce the Gaza Division during the holidays were redeployed to the Hawara sector two days before the massacre. Over a hundred fighters were actually diverted from the Gaza Division to the Samaria Army.Drawing comparisons to Israel's experience in 1973's Yom Kippur War, caught by surprise and scrambling to mobilize forces, Petree praises the initiative and improvisation shown by individual Israeli soldiers who took matters into their own hands during the recent clashes. He cites examples of young women jumping into tanks they weren't trained on and figuring out how to operate weapons on the fly.Petree also questions the judgment of Netanyahu in bolstering the public image of Elon Musk so soon after Musk's anti-Semitic comments. Petree also talks about his recollections of the late Henry Kissinger. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.narativ.org/subscribe