THE JC
Israel ‘knew about’ Hamas terror attack plan a year before it happened, reports claim
December 4, 2023

Israel was aware about plans for Hamas’ terrorist attack more than a year before the planned assault on October 7, reports say.  The New York Times (NYT) reported Israeli officials had a 40-page Hamas battle plan called ‘Jericho Wall’ which outlined a hypothetical attack by the terror group on southern Israeli communities. It was not clear how Israel obtained the document, but it had been translated, indicating it could have originally been written in Arabic and come from Hamas.The document stated Hamas would target Israel with rockets and use drones to disable security systems at the border wall, allowing the terror group to take control of IDF military bases. Hamas’ plan, according to The NYT, also called for automated machine guns along the border and gunmen to pour into Israel en masse in paragliders, on motorcycles and on foot – which occurred on October 7.  READ MORE

NEW YORK TIMES Israel Knew Hamas’s Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago A blueprint reviewed by The Times laid out the attack in detail. Israeli officials dismissed it as aspirational and ignored specific warnings. Click here for the interview with Ronen Bergman: The Oct. 7 Warning That Israel Ignored.