Exactly-using the same 3rd grade logic until proven otherwise Bush allowed 9/11 and FDR allowed Pearl Harbor.
I’d ask for the Israeli rationale but we already know none exists. Every whack job theory has been posted and refuted 1000X on this site.
Whatever.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-attack-intelligence.html
They failed to take into account Iran and Russia's roles, especially training, planning and logistics.
Obviously, a fatal FUBAR.