Newly uncovered evidence shows that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) knew weeks in advance of October 7 that Hamas was planning a raid and kidnapping on that day, but the Israeli government chose to do nothing about it.
The Jerusalem Post (JP) reported on a document, compiled by the Gaza Division, called “Detailed End-to-End Raid Training” that was distributed to the Israeli military on Sept. 19, 2023. That document details the series of exercises that were to be conducted by the elite units of Hamas.
“These exercises included raiding military posts and kibbutzim (collective communities in Israel), kidnapping soldiers and civilians, and maintaining the hostages once they were in the Gaza Strip,” JP reported.
All of Israel’s top intelligence officials knew about the Hamas plot based on this document and its contents. Why, then, did they order a stand-down on October 7 that ultimately resulted in many needless deaths and a subsequent war-genocide?
For whatever reason, the top brass in Israel just ignored the threat and waited for it to happen. Then it brought out the big guns, killing both Israeli and Palestinian civilians alike in its bumbling and careless response that fateful day.
IDF knew precisely where Hamas was going to strike and everything, “but due to prevailing conceptions within the security establishment and possible negligence by senior officials, the warning signs were not acted upon,” JP claims.
Hellbound and Down 