"Israel knew about Hamas's plans for an attack more than a year ago," the New York Times wrote in a bombshell story revealing why Hamas was able to successfully raid Israel on October 7 this year. "And Hamas carried out the attack with astonishing precision." InternationalIt is widely suspected that the Israeli military had long been aware of Hamas's plans before the Hamas raid on Israel on October 7 this year, which resulted in a large number of deaths.
According to the New York Times, "The Wall of Jericho" is a more than 40-page action plan document obtained by the Israeli army that details Hamas's plans to attack Israel. Although there is no clear date for the action plan, Hamas carried it out with "shocking precision" in the October 7 attack this year. The action plan describes the following:RocketsThe attacks, the destruction of surveillance cameras and machine guns at the wall, and the use of paragliders, motorbikes and walking by Hamas militants into Israel, are in line with Hamas's plan of action a year ago. What is even more worrying is that Hamas's action plan also records in detail the location, size, communication sites and other sensitive information of Israeli troops. This raises questions about how Hamas obtained important information about the Israeli army and whether any insiders leaked it.
The New York Times report focused on one question: Why was the Israeli military so negligent in its plans for the October 7 attack on Hamas, which had been in possession and circulated a year earlier?
According to the report, Israeli military experts at the time believed that Hamas was "incapable" to carry out the large-scale attacks listed in the action plan. Last year, the Israeli military was unable to determine Hamas's purpose and whether it would adopt the plan when it evaluated it. In July, however, a female intelligence analyst warned that Hamas was conducting an all-weather, high-intensity campaignMilitaryTraining, which is very similar to the Jericho Wall program. However, a colonel in the Israeli military failed to heed the warning, leading intelligence analysts to warn again, "I never think that [Hamas will attack] this is just imagination, and this plan was prepared to wage a war, not to sack villages."
The New York Times notes that this miscalculation may have been one of the worst in Israel's history over the past 75 years. Israeli forces and Israeli intelligence declined to comment on the incident.
The story raised questions about the Israeli military's response and decision-making in the face of Hamas's attack plans. First of all, it was the Israeli military experts who misjudged Hamas's capabilities and believed that it was impossible to carry out such a large-scale attack that led to the neglect of intelligence?Or is there a problem with internal leakage of intelligence?Second, should the Israeli military pay more attention to intelligence and mobilize in a timely manner in the face of warnings from Hamas's trainingMilitaryforces to prevent the attack from happening, thus avoiding this tragedy?
This incident reminds us that in the work of counter-terrorism security, it is very important to judge potential threats and deal with intelligence. The security of the country and its people can be guaranteed only if there is an accurate understanding of the capabilities and intentions of terrorist organizations and effective measures are taken. For intelligence services and the military, it is also critical to strengthen internal communication and information sharing in order to respond more effectively to threats and make the right decisions.
Summary: The Israeli military knew about the group's plan of action more than a year before the Hamas's successful attack. However, due to miscalculation and ignorance of intelligence, the Israeli army did not take timely and effective measures, which led to the occurrence of this tragedy. This incident has triggered people's thinking and reflection on the correct judgment of the capabilities of terrorist organizations, the handling of intelligence, and the decision-making of the military. In counter-terrorism security work, accurate intelligence and effective decision-making are the key to ensuring the security of the country and the people, and internal communication and information sharing are also factors that cannot be ignored. It is only through enhanced cooperation and coordination that potential threats can be better addressed and social tranquility and stability ensured. The military and intelligence services should learn from the lessons and continuously improve their capabilities and awareness to meet increasingly complex security challenges.