According to a New York Times report, Israel had indications of a major attack planned by Islamist Hamas more than a year before October 7.
There was extensive exchange among Israeli authorities over a 40-page document codenamed “Wall of Jericho,” which outlined a Hamas battle plan. This is said to be similar in every detail to the attack that Hamas terrorists carried out from the Gaza Strip in early October.
The scenario was rejected by Israeli military and intelligence officials as too demanding and difficult to execute, the US newspaper reported yesterday (local time).
Government Spokesperson: Detailed Investigation
“There is no doubt that the October 7th attack was a failure on our part. Of course it was a failure,” Israeli government spokeswoman Tal Heinrich told US broadcaster CNN last night (local time), in reference to the report. Israel will take a closer look at what happened and learn from it.
When asked to what extent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knew about the attack scenario or read the documents, Heinrich said: “We will investigate. The Prime Minister also spoke about this. When the time comes, he will say more.”