When Militants Want You to Watch Their Training

Why would a militant group build a replica Israeli village in an open field, run assault drills on it, and film the whole thing for television? Conventional wisdom says they're trying to hide from satellite surveillance. But as this episode explores, groups like Hezbollah and Hamas have weaponized visibility itself. They know exactly when commercial and military satellites pass overhead, and they've turned their training exercises into a sophisticated information operation — forcing intelligence agencies to burn billions watching what is, in many cases, theater. We break down the surveillance literacy of non-state actors, the intelligence failure before October 7th, and why the real question isn't "did they see it?" but "what are they doing with our attention?