The Surprise from the Paratroopers, and the Dramatic Decision at 9:30 | Investigation 7 on October 7 of the Air Force
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The Israeli Air Force, like the entire IDF, operated without a plan for the length of the Hamas invasion - and struggled to form a clear picture. The first fighter jets were scrambled to defend the gas rig and were not relevant in the first hour of the massacre in the Gaza Strip. Major General Tomer Bar was not part of the nighttime conversation, and only understood the scale of the event after 3 hours - at which point he took matters into his own hands, without the approval of the political echelon or even the Chief of Staff: 'Let's go to the border and shoot at everything that moves'.
https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/bkg73zt51l
The Israeli Air Force, like the entire IDF, operated without a plan for the length of the Hamas invasion - and struggled to form a clear picture. The first fighter jets were scrambled to defend the gas rig and were not relevant in the first hour of the massacre in the Gaza Strip. Major General Tomer Bar was not part of the nighttime conversation, and only understood the scale of the event after 3 hours - at which point he took matters into his own hands, without the approval of the political echelon or even the Chief of Staff: 'Let's go to the border and shoot at everything that moves'.
https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/bkg73zt51l