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Hamas Deception Strategy Lulled Israel into False Sense of Security Before Oct. 7 An investigation reveals Hamas employed a multi-year disinformation strategy, using repeated military exercises and public displays to deceive Israel into perceiving preparations for the October 7th attack as routine. This strategy, combined with projections of seeking economic stability and downplaying the scale of their plans, led to a significant underestimation of the threat by Israeli intelligence.
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Illustration by baba What happened 01 Hamas used years of disinformation to make Israel view attack preparations as routine. 02 Repeated military drills and overt exercises were key deception tactics. 03 Hamas projected a desire for economic stability to mask war plans. 04 Qatari funding and negotiations reinforced the false sense of calm. 05 The scale of the planned Hamas attack was significantly underestimated by Israel. 06 Internal Israeli warnings about Hamas's training were largely dismissed. Translated and summarized by baba from Cursorinfo , the latest report. Read Cursorinfo’s original The coverage
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