Ilana Dayan asks tough questions of Brigadier General Barak Hiram, a newly appointed IDF commander who found himself fighting alongside his own troops on October 7th to regain control of Kibbutz Be’eri from Hamas terrorists. The battle lasted three days and left 131 Israelis dead - 88 of them civilians, murdered by Hamas; with 30 still missing, assumed kidnapped. Did the IDF underestimate Hamas? Were they underprepared? And did they do all they could?
(Ilana Dayan, 23', 26/10/2023)
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Facts | Episode 2, The Story of the B...
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Facts | Episode 3, Welcome Home, Emily
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Facts | Episode 4, Hostage Interview ...
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