Day 462 - Israel’s security concept collapsed on Oct 7. What now?

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute
audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and
the Jewish world.


Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman joins host
Amanda Borschel-Dan for a special Friday Focus episode, part two
of last week's discussion, "Why the IDF abandoned the
offensive and ended up with Oct. 7."


When Israel's founding prime minister David Ben Gurion envisioned
the country's defense forces, he proposed a small standing army
and a large reservist force. In the first part of our
conversation, we discussed how this model served the state,
alongside a doctrine of deterrence, intelligence, and battlefield
victory.


However, as the state evolved, the standing army was increasingly
shrunk alongside an outsized confidence in Israel's air array.
How did this lead up to the complete failure of the army to
prevent -- and spur -- the Hamas onslaught on October 7, 2023?


This week, we speak about how Israel's army continues to evolve
by learning from our current enemies -- non-state actors who
don't fight by the rules. We discuss how this generation of IDF
soldiers grew up in the shadow of the Disengagement -- and
without much ground-operation experience.


Finally, we hear lessons the IDF has learned from October 7 and
how it is already attempting to implement them.


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IMAGE: IDF forces operation in the Gaza Strip in a handout photo
issued by the Israeli military on January 9, 2025. (Israel
Defense Forces)


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