How Hamas outwitted Shin Bet before October 7 - assessment
A study by the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Policy (JCFA) claims that Hamas used double agents to mislead the Shin Bet before the October 7 attack. The agents transmitted false information, creating an impression of a calm situation in the Gaza Strip. An internal Shin Bet investigation confirmed that on the night before the attack, HUMINT sources reported routine terrorist activity.
A new study by the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Policy (JCFA), based on the words of a senior representative of the Al-Qassam Brigades, claims that Hamas used double agents to mislead the Shin Bet before the October 7, 2023 attack. According to the study by reserve Lieutenant Colonel Yonatan Dahukha-Halevi, the agents transmitted false information to the Shin Bet, shaping a perception of a calm situation in the Gaza Strip. An internal Shin Bet investigation also found that on the night before the attack, HUMINT sources reported routine activity by Hamas terrorists. The article also mentions that reserve Major General Nitzan Alon criticized government decisions before and after the tragedy, and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant confirmed that Israel received warnings, including a threat from Yahya Sinwar to "shake the prisons." The account relies on the study's data and contains no author's own assessment.