'Israel's 9/11': World papers react to deadly Hamas attack On IN THE PRESS for Monday, October 9, we look at press reaction to Hamas' surprise attack on Israel. Both the Israeli and Palestinian press take aim at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – some blaming him for long ignoring the question of Palestinian statehood, others accusing him of being too lax. We finish with a look at the international papers' focus on Israeli victims and hostages.