Biden Envoy Says No Intel Indicated Oct. 7 Hamas Attack
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
Brett McGurk, U.S. envoy to the Middle East, stated that no U.S. or Israeli intelligence indicated an impending Hamas attack before October 7th. He urged Israel to form an investigative committee to reform its intelligence practices.
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- No prior intelligence indicated the October 7th Hamas attack, McGurk said.
- U.S. reviewed intelligence post-attack, finding no prior warning.
- Senior Israeli officials also reported no prior warning, McGurk stated.
- McGurk urged Israel to form an investigative committee.
- He cited U.S. post-9/11 reforms as a model for Israel.
Brett McGurk, U.S. President Joe Biden's envoy to the Middle East and a former senior official in the National Security Council, stated in an interview with i24NEWS that there were no warnings or indications prior to the October 7th Hamas attacks that such an operation was possible. McGurk, whose remarks will be broadcast Tuesday evening, said that following the attacks, the U.S. administration reviewed all available intelligence and found no prior warning or indication of the event. He added that senior Israeli officials also indicated to the U.S. that they had no prior warning.
McGurk drew a parallel to the U.S. response after the September 11th attacks, which led to reforms in the intelligence community and changes in how intelligence is briefed, presented, and classified. He suggested that Israel has not yet undertaken such a process and should establish an investigative committee to understand what was missed and implement necessary reforms to prevent future failures.
The interview was conducted in conjunction with the release of McGurk's book, "Brink: Inside the Race to Free the October 7th Hostages."
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