Over the years, Israel has spent billions of dollars on securing the border, consistently strengthened its army, and expanded its intelligence network, the largest in the region. However, Saturday’s attack by Hamas showed that these defenses had failed. CNN writes that there are “plenty of questions” related to this and quotes the words of a former spokesman for the Israeli forces, who claims that “the entire system has failed.” The New York Times, citing reports from senior officials in Israel’s defense circles, reported that both representatives of that country and American officials were aware of the likelihood of an attack, but there was “no indication that would allow for specific action to be taken.”