The newspaper has been given access to a copy of what is supposed to be the plan. The Israeli authorities are said to have given it the code name “The Wall of Jericho”. In the roughly 40-page long document, the devastating invasion is described in detail, writes the New York Times. The attack left around 1,200 people dead in Israel on 7 October. However, the document does not specify a date for when the attack would take place. Burnt-out cars were left on Kibbutz Netiv Haasara near the border with the Gaza Strip after Hamas’ attack on Israel on 7 October. Photo: Leo Correa / AP Detailed plans But it mentions in detail that the attack was to begin with a fierce rocket attack. Next, drones were supposed to put security cameras and automatic machine gun emplacements along the border out of action. Furthermore, fighters were to pour into Israel by paraglider, on motorbikes and on foot. All this happened on October 7. The plan also describes details relating to the location and size of military forces, communication centers and other sensitive information. Burnt-out cars were left on Kibbutz Netiv Haasara near the border with the Gaza Strip after Hamas’ attack on Israel on 7 October. Photo: Leo Correa / AP Rejected as unrealistic It gives reason to wonder how Hamas managed to collect intelligence information and whether anything was leaked from the Israeli security environment, the newspaper writes. The document was widely shared among Israeli military and intelligence officials long before the October 7 attack, but experts are said to have believed that Hamas did not have the capabilities and capacity to carry out the plan. Therefore, the plan was rejected by Israel as unrealistic. It is unclear whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top politicians had access to the document.
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