Israeli Security Officials Deny Knowledge of Egyptian Spy Chief's Visit
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
A senior Israeli security official denied knowledge of Egyptian Intelligence Chief Abbas Kamel's alleged visit to Israel on September 26, 2023. Retrospective checks found no record of the visit, casting doubt on whether it occurred. This statement comes as Israel faces questions about its intelligence failures prior to the October 7th Hamas attack.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Israeli security officials deny knowledge of Egyptian Intelligence Chief Abbas Kamel's visit on September 26, 2023.
- The alleged visit occurred 11 days before the October 7th Hamas attack.
- Retrospective checks by Israeli security found no record of Kamel's visit.
- A senior official expressed significant doubt about whether the visit actually took place.
- The official emphasized the importance of real-time intelligence awareness.
A senior Israeli security official told Ynet that the entire Israeli security establishment has no record of Egyptian Intelligence Chief Abbas Kamel visiting Israel on September 26, 2023, just 11 days before the October 7th Hamas attack. The official stated that retrospective checks were conducted and no such visit was found, expressing significant doubt that Kamel was in the country at that time. "We had to know in real-time," the official said, implying the importance of such intelligence. The denial comes amid ongoing scrutiny of Israel's preparedness and intelligence failures leading up to the Hamas massacre.
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