Where the Israeli army was when Hamas attacked
For decades, Israel has prioritized illegal settlements for Jewish Israelis in the West Bank. Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (đ) so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In the early hours of Saturday, October 7, Israelis living near the border with Gaza awoke to the sounds of Hamas fighters killing and kidnapping their neighbors. As the hours stretched on and they hid, terrified, their frantic text messages contained versions of this question: Where is the army? To answer that question, we need to travel to the West Bank. Watch this video to better understand how Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuâs obsessive focus on the West Bank has left Israelis everywhere vulnerable. Note: The headline on this piece has been updated. Previous headline: Where was the Israeli army on October 7 Check out Voxâs coverage of the Israel-Hamas War: https://www.vox.com/2023/10/7/2390768... Read Nathan Thrallâs latest book, âA Day in the Life of Abed Salamaâ: https://us.macmillan.com/books/978125... BâTselem has a lot of background on settler violence and Israelâs encroachment on Palestinian land: https://www.btselem.org/settler_viole... https://conquer-and-divide.btselem.org/ We used settlement data from Peace Now: https://peacenow.org.il/en/settlement... Amnesty International put out a comprehensive report that provided background: https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/... We relied a lot on the data and research from Visualizing Palestine: https://101.visualizingpalestine.org/ We used military data compiled by Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1... Vox is on a mission is to help everyone, regardless of income or status, understand our complicated world so that we can all help shape it. Part of that mission is keeping our work free. You can help us do that by making a gift: http://www.vox.com/give-now Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on TikTok:   / voxdotcom  Check out our articles: https://www.vox.com/ Listen to our podcasts: https://www.vox.com/podcasts

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