Israeli army knew of Hamas's plans on 7 October, report finds

The Israeli army and intelligence services had detailed knowledge of Hamas’s plan to attack Israel and take captives weeks before the 7 October attack, a newly surfaced document reveals.

A report by Israel’s Kan News says the report, titled “Detailed End-to-End Raid Training”, was compiled by the Israeli army’s Gaza Division, distributed on 19 September 2023, and was known to top intelligence officials.

The document went through Hamas’s intentions and described in detail the series of exercises conducted by the Palestinian group’s elite units.

Kan says the exercises included simulated raids on military posts and kibbutzim, the kidnapping of soldiers and civilians, as well as how to keep the captives once they had entered the Gaza Strip.

The document even reportedly included “the number of civilians and soldiers that Hamas planned to kidnap”.

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