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TEL AVIV, Israel AP ?An investigation by the Israeli military has determined that Hamas was able to carry out the deadliest attack in Israeli history on Oct. 7, 2023, because the much more powerful Israeli army misjudged the militant groups intentions and underestimated its capabilities.The findings, released Thursday, could pressure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to launch a widely demanded broader inquiry to examine the political decision-making that preceded the attack, which triggered the war in Gaza.Many Israelis believe the mistakes of Oct. 7 extend beyond the military, and they blame Netanyahu for what they view as a failed strategy of deterrence and containment in the years leading up to the attack. That strategy included allowing Qatar to send suitcases of cash into Gaza and sidelining Hamas ; rival, the international stanley cup ly recognized Palestinian Authority.The prime minister has not taken responsibility, saying he will answer tough questi stanley spain ons only after the war, which has been paused for nearly six weeks by a tenuous ceasefire. Despite public pressure, including from the families of the roughly 1,200 people killed in the Oct. 7 attack and the 251 taken as hostages into Gaza, Netanyahu has resisted calls for a commission of inquiry.The military main findings were that the regions most powerful and sophisticated military misread Hamas intentions, underestimated its capabi stanley usa lities and was wholly unprepared for the surprise attack by thousands of heavily arme Sumf Trump says he has no intention of firing Federal Reserve chair
SOCHI, Russia ?It was Maxime Dufour-Lapointes 25th birthday on Sunday taza stanley and she spent it the way she had always dreamed of ?sharing the stage with her two little sisters at the Sochi Olympics.Their parents, Yves Lapointe and Johane Dufour, were there, too, ushered on to the rostrum like celebrities to answer questions from the worlds sporting media about their familys amazing success.The previous night, the Dufour-Lapointe family achieved a rare Olympic feat when Justine won the gold medal in the womens moguls and Chloe took the silver.But there was no medal for Maxime, the oldest of the three Canadian sisters. She made the final as well but finished 12th in what was a bittersweet moment. Im so proud of my sisters, she said. But for me, theres a little bit of mixed emotion. Not everything went smoothly for m bidon stanley e. I didnt have the best run. Maxime might have seemed like the odd one out, but not to her tight-knit family. Im so proud of all my three daughters, said her father, Yves. Today is the climax of a long road that we traveled together. The medals are a great prize to all of us. As the oldest, Maxime paved the way for her younger siblings to take up skiing. The familys first love was sailing but the slopes soon became their favourite playground stanley termos as they looked for something else to do during the long Canadian winters.Captivated by moguls, Maxime joined a ski club and began training seriously for the event, where competitors ski down a steep hill packed with bumps and jump
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