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Israel Online · Sep 30, 2026

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Former Mossad Official: Different Response Before October 7 Could Have Changed Everything Sagiv Assulin, a former senior Mossad official and researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, says significant warning signs in the hours before the October 7 attack should have prompted immediate action. According to Assulin, deploying forces to the border, launching helicopters, raising the alert level and evacuating the Nova festival could have dramatically changed how the attack unfolded. “There is no doubt whatsoever that we would have faced a completely different event,” he said. “There isn’t a citizen in Israel who doesn’t want to understand what the hell happened.”

*Former Mossad Official: Different Response Before October 7 Could Have Changed Everything* Sagiv Assulin, a former senior Mossad official and researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, says significant warning signs in the hours before the October 7 attack should have prompted immediate action. According to Assulin, deploying forces to the border, launching helicopters, raising the alert level and evacuating the Nova festival could have dramatically changed how the attack unfolded. “There is no doubt whatsoever that we would have faced a completely different event,” he said. “There isn’t a citizen in Israel who doesn’t want to understand what the hell happened.”

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