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Hamas Leader Sinwar Transmitted Low-Quality Intelligence to Israel via Palestinian Mediator
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By i24NEWS, باروخ ياديد
First reported by i24NEWS · 6 hours ago
What happened
Yahya Sinwar, a Hamas leader, transmitted low-quality intelligence to Israel via Palestinian official Mohammed Dahlan in September 2023 as part of a broader deception campaign. The information was deemed unhelpful by Israeli intelligence, which was focused on other intelligence gathering and a false impression of Hamas's intentions.
- 01Hamas leader Sinwar sent low-quality intelligence to Israel via Mohammed Dahlan in September 2023.
- 02The intelligence was described as unhelpful and part of a larger deception campaign.
- 03Dahlan relayed the information to the Shin Bet security agency.
- 04Hamas sought to create a false impression of dialogue while preparing for attacks.
- 05Israeli intelligence officials acknowledged a "misconception" that contributed to the unpreparedness.
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