Israel At War With Hamas, Intelligence Failure, Earthquake In Afghanistan
Israel At War With Hamas, Intelligence Failure, Earthquake In Afghanistan  
Podcast: Up First from NPR
Published On: Mon Oct 09 2023
Description: Israel is at war with Hamas. The militant group launched a surprise attack over the weekend. More than 1,100 on both sides have died so far as Israel retaliates. Hamas' unprecedented attack on Israel has also raised questions about Israeli intelligence. Why did Israel and its allies fail to detect any warning signs? And more than 2,000 people have died after a powerful earthquake hit western Afghanistan over the weekend. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter. Today's episode of Up First was edited by Larry Kaplow, Andrew Sussman, Mark Katkov and HJ Mai. It was produced by Mansee Khurana, David West and Lilly Quiroz. We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy