The Israeli authorities They knew about Hamas’ attack plans for at least a year, but they decided to discard them because they considered them too complicated to be carried out, according to the newspaper published this Thursday The New York Times.
Citing “documents, emails and interviews” to which it has had access, the media assures that the plan described with great precision a surprise assault like the one carried out by the Islamist group on October 7, which left 1,200 dead in Israel and hundreds of people kidnapped.
Specifically, the 40-page plan, codenamed ‘Jericho Wall’, contemplated the use of drones to destroy security cameras along the border with the Gaza Strip, or the massive entry of militants. on foot, by motorcycle and using paragliders, although It did not establish a date for the operation.
The military leaders of the region They did not believe that an attack of such magnitude was possibleand doubted that the plan had been accepted by the Palestinian group.
It is not clear whether the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, or other political leaders had access to the documents, according to the newspaper.