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Israeli Military Intelligence Knew of Hamas Plans Year Before Escalation - Reports

© AFP 2023 / JOHN MACDOUGALLThis picture taken from southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip shows smoke billowing after an Israeli strike on north Gaza on November 22, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement.
This picture taken from southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip shows smoke billowing after an Israeli strike  on north Gaza on November 22, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 25.11.2023
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Israel's military intelligence knew of Hamas' plans to attack Israel a year before the conflict escalated and reported the information to the Israeli Security Agency, but decision-makers did not take the threat seriously, Israeli newspaper Haaretz has reported, citing defense ministry officials.
Israel's political leaders knew at least some of the intelligence data, but it appears they did not believe Hamas could proceed with the attack plan and breach the border, the officials were cited as saying by the newspaper.
On Friday, the Financial Times newspaper reported that a high-ranking Israeli military intelligence officer had called a detailed warning predicting a Hamas attack on October 7 an "imaginary scenario."
Israeli female border guards take position during clashes with Palestinians protestors on January 12, 2018 north of Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 20.11.2023
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On October 7, Hamas launched a surprise large-scale rocket attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip and invaded Israeli communities near the border, killing and abducting hundreds. Israel launched retaliatory strikes and ordered a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip, cutting off supplies of water, food, and fuel. On October 27, Israel launched a large-scale ground incursion into the Gaza Strip with the declared goal of eliminating Hamas and rescuing hostages. The conflict has resulted in the deaths of an estimated 1,200 people in Israel and over 14,800 in Gaza.
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