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06:29 - Anatomy of a Failure is a non-fiction book in the genres of history and politics, written by Israeli journalist Amos Harel and published on 26 May 2026 by Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir. The book contains 415 pages and examines the October 7 attacks and Israel’s war in Gaza. It explores strategic failures within the IDF, referred to in Hebrew as "The Conceptzia," that contributed to the massacre and its consequences across military, political, and media sectors in Israel. Critics have likened the work to a commission of inquiry into the October 7 events.
Harel traces the connection between strategic assumptions from the 1973 Yom Kippur War and those leading to October 7 fifty years later. He identifies complacency, arrogance, and mediocrity among political and security leaders. The book highlights how the Israeli government, largely under Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership, ignored warning signs. This included during the Trial of Benjamin Netanyahu and protests related to the 2023 Israeli judicial reform.
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- Publisher
- Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir
- Pages
- 415
