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06:29 2026
06:29 - Anatomy of a Failure is a non-fiction book published on 26 May 2026 that examines October 7th attacks and Israel's Gaza war. Written by Israeli Haaretz journalist Amos Harel, the work investigates strategic failures within the IDF (In Hebrew: הקונספציה - The Conceptzia) that contributed to the massacre and its consequences in the Gaza Strip and various Israeli sectors. These include the military establishment, political leadership, and media. Critics have compared the book to a commission of inquiry into October 7 attacks.
Harel traces links between strategic assumptions of the IDF (conceptzia) from before the 1973 Yom Kippur War and those that led to October 7 fifty years later. He highlights complacency, arrogance, and mediocrity among political and security leaders in Israel. According to Harel, this led to ignoring warning signals by the Israeli government, especially during the Trial of Benjamin Netanyahu and the 2023 Israeli judicial reform protests. The Hebrew title is 06:29.
Details
- Publisher
- Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir
- Pages
- 415
