Hamas planned the cruel and large-scale attack on Israel for years and down to the last detail: according to the Israeli secret service, this emerges from data and documents that were confiscated after October 7th. Exact sketches of attack targets, lists of weapons and timelines were found among killed or captured fighters of the Palestinian radical Islamic organization.
Data from cell phones, computers, tablets, GPS devices, GoPro cameras, maps and notebooks “showed years of planning for attacks on bases and kibbutzim,” one of the intelligence officials said at a news conference.
Detailed tactical plans were discovered on computers that not only described the targets but also the names of the units involved and their tasks, with details of the attack including the time and a list of weapons required. It also includes a detailed hand drawing of the Nahal Os military outpost, which Hamas captured in its attack.
Report: The Secret Service Didn’t Take the Plans Seriously
The New York Times reported on December 1 that Israeli intelligence had obtained a plan from Hamas more than a year ago that outlined a step-by-step attack similar to the one on October 7. However, the secret services classified this scenario as unrealistic.
To their surprise, the intelligence agency also found some documents that had nothing to do with the October 7 attack, including some that would be considered of high military value. A detailed map of the southern Gaza Strip has been discovered, showing previously unknown Hamas military installations, one of the officials said.
On October 7, hundreds of fighters from Hamas and allied groups from the Gaza Strip broke through the Israeli barriers. According to Israeli information, they killed around 1,200 people and took around 240 hostages. Since then, Israel has attacked targets in the Gaza Strip from the air and on land.