House members emerged from a classified briefing on the war in Israel today, astonished and troubled by what they described as a massive intelligence failure that led to Hamas’ terror attacks that have killed more than 1,000 Israelis.
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October 11, 2023
Lawmakers express shock at intel failure, brutality of Hamas’ Israel attacks
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House to get classified Israel briefing
Top Biden administration officials will brief House members on the war in Israel at 8:30 a.m., the first such gathering for all lawmakers in a classified setting since Hamas launched a series of terrorist attacks against Israel this past weekend.
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