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Israel’s high-tech surveillance was never going to bring peace

15 mins | Nov 8, 2023

Why did Israeli high-tech surveillance systems fail to prevent a major security breach by Palestinian militants on the 7th October? Sophia Goodfriend reflects on the failure of Israel’s vaunted surveillance apparatus. Read by Sarah Naughton.

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