Shin Bet, IDF Knew of Deif's Tunnel Descent Before Oct. 7
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
Shin Bet and IDF Intelligence learned that Hamas commander Mohammed Deif entered a Gaza tunnel the night before the October 7 attacks. This information was part of numerous unusual signs that did not change the intelligence assessment that Hamas was not planning a conflict. The Shin Bet investigation confirmed the intelligence was received.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Shin Bet and IDF Intelligence knew Mohammed Deif entered a Gaza tunnel before Oct. 7.
- The intelligence was received during hours of unusual activity by senior Hamas officials.
- Deif was a central figure in planning the October 7 massacre.
- The information did not change the intelligence assessment of Hamas's intentions.
- A Shin Bet investigation confirmed the intelligence was received.
Shin Bet and IDF Intelligence identified that Mohammed Deif, then commander of Hamas's military wing, descended into a tunnel in the Gaza Strip on the night before the October 7 massacre. This intelligence was received during hours when unusual activity was detected around senior Hamas officials, according to a Shin Bet investigation released Wednesday.
The information about Deif's movements, a key figure in planning the attack, was part of a growing number of unusual indicators observed by the security establishment. However, this intelligence did not alter the assessment that Hamas was not planning to initiate a conflict with Israel.
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