by Rachel Fink, Haaretz:
A never-before-seen IDF document surfaces startling new details of Hamas’ operational plans to invade Israel; The report outlines Hamas orders to take between 200-250 Israelis hostage
A newly surfaced document reveals that Israel Defense Forces and Israeli intelligence systems had detailed knowledge of Hamas’ plan to raid Israel, including the number of hostages to be taken and specific instructions for their treatment while in captivity.
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According to a Monday night report presented by Israel’s public broadcaster, Kan, the document, which is based on information from military intelligence’s 8200 Unit, began circulating on September 19, less than three weeks before the October 7 massacre.
The unnamed sources who provided Kan with the document, also claim its contents were brought to the attention of at least some senior intelligence officials but apparently ignored. The memo highlights the extent to which the IDF’s Gaza Division was aware of a potential attack on Israel’s southern border communities.
The document, titled “Detailed End-to-End Raid Training,” goes into startling detail, beginning with a description of a series of exercises conducted by Hamas’ elite Nukhba units in the weeks prior to its publication. “At 11 A.M., several companies were observed converging at the beginning of the training sessions, not before prayer and lunch,” the memo recounts.
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“At 12 P.M., equipment and weapons were distributed to the terrorists, and then an exercise of the company’s headquarters took place. At 2 P.M. the raid began.” According to the document, the Nukhba units were given an order that was highlighted: Search the area when you leave and leave no documents behind.
Kan also reported that Hamas commandos practiced infiltrating a mock IDF outpost, simulating bases on the Gaza border. The exercise was carried out by four companies from the terror group, with each assigned a different outpost.
