Failure at the Fence (full documentary) | FRONTLINE + @WashingtonPost

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Published 2023-12-19
A visual investigation in collaboration with @WashingtonPost provides a detailed examination of how Hamas was able to breach Israel’s vaunted security barrier on Oct. 7, 2023, and carry out its attack.

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This special collaboration stems from a reconstruction by The Post, with additional on-the-ground reporting and riveting interviews that present a remarkable picture of how, as The Post reporters show, Hamas was planning the attack in plain sight, and Israel was blind to its own vulnerabilities.
“Failure at the Fence” is a FRONTLINE Production with Schonder Productions in association with The Washington Post. Written, produced and directed by Gabrielle Schonder. The correspondent is Jon Swaine. Reported by Jon Swaine and Joyce Sohyun Lee. The senior producer is Frank Koughan. The executive editor of The Washington Post is Sally Buzbee. The editor-in-chief and executive producer of FRONTLINE is Raney Aronson-Rath.

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All Comments (21)
  • @scottsimon8543
    Oct. 7 proved that technology for guarding borders can never be a replacement for personnel on the ground.
  • @whydoyouwanttoknow4464
    Frontline is no joke!! They'll report on stories that ABC, CNN, FOX, NBC or CBS won't report on. This is what I call fair and balanced reporting. Keep up the good work!
  • @robertmclernon4836
    "A line is only as strong as it's weakest link." An old military statement.
  • @TheCommunicationCoach
    Anything can be overtaken or torn down or gotten through. It's easier to destroy than build.
  • @chrixMiller
    Nice to see PBS posting stories as they happen again
  • @mr.invisible3770
    WOW that’s IDF soldier was extremely thoughtful and foresaw the responsibility they have
  • @baoquoc3710
    That's why no one can made a realistic and unfiltered detailed documentary like Frontline. World class.
  • @Invertmini1212
    News outlets don't just tell the story like they should.. They push their views. Thanks for just telling it how it is and letting people make an educated opinion.
  • @minaguta4147
    FRONTLINE creates such important and timely documentaries. Thank you.
  • @ChelFoster
    Thank you to all the Frontline staff for always propducing great documentaries
  • @andrewlim9345
    This was sobering to watch. Israel certainly underestimated Hamas' resourcefulness and placed too much hope on military superiority and technology. Was good to hear from the Israeli residents of affected communities.
  • @asianmaddness56
    This is some of the most well documented and established news agency showing the reality of this war.
  • @alexkalish8288
    I lived in Nachal Oz for 4 years. It was obvious to me the fence was more theater than an effective barrier. A single regiment of good infantry at 4 or 5 bases on the border would have stopped the attack in one hour. The IDF has some of the best infantry in the world. None of the front line bases were ever properly maned, built for defense or guarded. One has to go all the way back to the French army of 1940 to equal the incompetence shown by the IDF on October 7th. No effective forces at the border and a 18 hour response time in a tiny country means lack of intellect and realistic planning at the top. The IDF should be able to put an armored division anywhere in the country in an hour an a half. You only need two divisions on alert to do that. That seem like a minimum when you have hostile armies on 3 borders.
  • @peredavi
    Another excellent production by front line. Thank you for showing us your view of this tragic situation.