Israel anticipated Hamas strike over a year, according to New York Times
It was said by the Israeli military that it was “currently focused on eliminating the threat from the terrorist organization Hamas.” However, the Israeli military declined to comment after receiving the story.
JERUSALEM: The New York Times revealed on Friday that the Israeli military knew for more than a year prior to the catastrophic October 7 operation that claimed hundreds of lives, that Hamas intended to attack Israeli territory.
It was the most recent in a string of indications that senior Israeli commanders disregarded or downplayed reports that Hamas was preparing the assault, which led to a conflict with the Islamic militant organization that has wreaked havoc throughout the Gaza Strip.
Refusing to comment on the allegations, the Israeli military stated that it was “currently focused on eliminating the threat from the terrorist organization Hamas.”
Although it was unknown if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or other high-ranking Israeli officials had seen the paper, the article stated that numerous military and intelligence officers in Israel had seen it.
According to the plan, Hamas would obliterate Israel’s security and monitoring capabilities at the border wall, demolish southern towns and military installations, and attack Israel with missiles. According to a different 2016 Israeli defense letter that the Times was able to secure, Hamas planned to return hostages to Gaza.
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