New Intel Signs Show Hamas Prepared for Oct. 7 Attack
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
The military censor released new intelligence indicating Hamas's preparations for the October 7 attack. These signs include Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif entering Gaza's tunnel network and unusual operational changes in the group's anti-tank missile units. The revelations are part of an ongoing investigation into the intelligence failure preceding the war.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- New intelligence revealed Hamas leaders, including Mohammed Deif, entered Gaza's tunnel network before Oct. 7.
- Unusual operational changes were detected in Hamas's anti-tank missile units on the night of Oct. 7.
- The military censor cleared additional significant indicators of Hamas's preparations for publication.
- These signs are part of an investigation into the intelligence failure before the war.
- The security leadership reportedly remained convinced Hamas sought calm despite the signs.
The military censor has cleared for publication two additional significant indicators collected by the security establishment on the night preceding Hamas's terror attack on October 7. These signs suggest Hamas was preparing for the assault. Military correspondent Noam Amir reported that among the unusual indications received by intelligence systems that night was the identification of Mohammed Deif, head of Hamas's military wing, descending with other senior organization officials into the tunnel and underground network in the Gaza Strip. Concurrently with the senior commanders going underground, unusual operational changes and a special deployment pattern were identified in the field among Hamas's anti-tank missile (ATGM) array. The publication of these signs, whose release was previously delayed by the censor, joins a series of data and indications being examined as part of the investigation into the intelligence failure on the night before the war began, such as the activation of special SIM cards and observation alerts. The report implies that even these signs did not prompt the security leadership to abandon the assumption that Hamas sought calm.
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