A blueprint reviewed by The Times laid out the attack in detail. Israeli officials dismissed it as aspirational and ignored specific warnings.

Israeli officials obtained Hamas’s battle plan for the Oct. 7 terrorist attack more than a year before it happened, documents, emails and interviews show. But Israeli military and intelligence officials dismissed the plan as aspirational, considering it too difficult for Hamas to carry out.

Archive: https://archive.is/WYXwd

  • ubermeisters@lemmy.worldEnglish
    181·
    7 months ago

    https://web.archive.org/web/20231201023523/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-attack-intelligence.html/

    This is a summary of the article contents:

    • Hamas’s attack plan: The article reveals that Israel had obtained a detailed document of Hamas’s plan to invade Israel from Gaza more than a year before it happened on Oct. 7, 2023. The plan, code-named “Jericho Wall”, described a surprise attack with rockets, drones and gunmen that aimed to overwhelm Israeli defenses and take over military bases and cities.
    • Israel’s intelligence failure: The article shows that Israel dismissed the plan as unrealistic and ignored the warnings from some analysts who noticed Hamas’s preparations and capabilities. Israel also misread Hamas’s intentions and did not take the threat seriously¹[1]. The article compares this failure to the 1973 war and the 9/11 attacks in the United States.
    • The consequences of the attack: The article reports that the attack was the deadliest day in Israel’s history, killing about 1,200 people²[2]. Hamas followed the plan with shocking precision, breaking through the border fence, storming the Re’im base and other targets, and taking hostages³[3]. The article says that the attack was a major blow to Israel’s security and morale, and that the government is expected to form a commission to investigate the events.

    Source: Conversation with Bing, 11/30/2023