And yet another reminder of how utterly see-through and idiotic the apologia of the Failed State state-failure really are.
The anti-religious army blames it all on the Holy Day of Shmini Atzeres. (Since when do they observe anything?! Since when are holidays an excuse to let the soldiers all go home?!)
Also, funnily enough, they denied intelligence access to Refael Chiyun, a proven success, right before the massacre and restored it immediately afterward. How odd.