Hamas Attack on Israel Puts Palestinian Issue in Spotlight
A missile explodes in Gaza City during an Israeli air strike on Oct. 8.
Photographer: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images
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The deadly attack on Israel by the Palestinian group Hamas not only marks the biggest Israeli intelligence failure in decades. It has shattered the idea that the Palestinian issue can be ignored.