(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Donald Trump's mishandling of classified information likely contributed to surprise attack on Israel [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-10-08 On the morning of 7 October 2023, a massive surprise attack on Israel led by Hamas, unlike anything seen since the 1970's, is primarily blamed on a massive intellegence failure. All of this is happening under the shadow of former president Trump being tried in United States federal court for national security issues relating to mishandling of classified documents; some code-word classified beyond top secret. From Wikipedia : Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2023 en.wikipedia.org/... 7 Oct -Hamas announces the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, firing over 5000 rockets at 6:30 a.m. (IST) from the Gaza Strip into Israel and killing at least 5 people.[741][742] Simultaneously, Gazan militants infiltrated Israel. Images and videos appeared to show gunmen opening fire in Sderot, killing several Israeli civilians and soldiers. A video from Gaza showed the lifeless body of an Israeli soldier being trampled on by a crowd shouting "God is Great." Other videos appeared to show Israelis taken prisoner and a burning Israeli tank.[743][742] Infiltrators were also spotted at Be'eri and Netiv HaAsara, where they reportedly took hostages.[744] Hamas issued a call to arms, with Mohammad Deif stating "I call on Muslims everywhere to launch an attack".[742] The Israeli army declared a "state of readiness for war" and said that it attacked targets in Gaza under Operation Swords of Iron.[741] From Wikipedia : Donald Trump's disclosures of classified information en.wikipedia.org/... compressed and edited for clarifying purpose. If you remember, President Donald Trump discussed classified information during an Oval Office meeting on May 10, 2017, with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. The information was provided by a U.S. ally and concerned a planned Islamic State (ISIL) operation, providing sufficient detail that the Russians could use to deduce the identity of the ally and the manner in which it was collected, according to current and former government officials. The meeting had been closed to the U.S. press, although a photographer from the Russian press contingent was present. The disclosure was first reported in The Washington Post on May 15, 2017. White House staff initially denied the report. But the following day, Trump defended the disclosure, stating that he has the "absolute right" to "share" intelligence with Russia. The May 15, 2017 Washington Post article reported that the intelligence came from an unnamed Middle Eastern ally. On May 16, The New York Times named the relevant ally and source of the intelligence as Israel, saying that as a consequence, Trump's boasts to the Russian envoys could damage America’s relationship with Israel and endanger Israel's security if Russia passes the intelligence on to Iran, Israel's main threat in the Middle East. The intelligence was so sensitive that it hadn't even been shared among key U.S. allies. Although Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shortly after being briefed on Trump’s leaking of classified information back in 2017, released a statement stating full confidence in the intelligence sharing relationships with the United States. However, speaking privately, unnamed Israeli sources said they might need to reassess what intelligence they share with the U.S. and Israeli officials stated that it is Israel's "worst fears confirmed" about Donald Trump. The officials also stated that Israeli intelligence officers were "boiling mad and demanding answers" on its current intelligence sharing agreement with the US. On May 22, 2017, while visiting Israel, Trump appeared to confirm both the disclosure and the identity of Israel as the source, telling the press "Folks, folks, just so you understand, just so you understand, I never mentioned the word or the name Israel during that conversation.” This was way back in the first year of the former president’s single term. Can we imagine how much he shared with our adversaries before the disgusting end of it? The Republican bluster and blame of President Biden’s deal with Iran for release of a U.S. hostage as responsible for the attack is typical of the GOP characterized “alternate facts”. The blood of this not unlike so much more, is on Donald J. Trump and the GOP’s hands. 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