THE JEWISH CHRONICLE
How Israel recruits Gazans inside the heart of Hamas to risk their lives for the Jewish State
Elon Perry
August 20, 2024

There is one phenomenon that worries Hamas almost as much as the Israeli military in Gaza: the thousands of informants who risk their lives for Israel. Without their work, none of the operations to kill senior Hamas officials would have worked or the hostages been rescued. So why do they do it – and how are they recruited? An informant’s fundamental mission is to locate targets such as senior Hamas leaders, weapons production tunnels and Hamas operatives who travel throughout the Gaza Strip dressed in civilian clothing. The informant passes this information to his Israeli handler – but never, usually, by phone or any other device, lest he be exposed. It is always done in a meeting at one of the kibbutzim in southern Israel, near the border with Gaza. READ MORE