The media learned about Hamas’s two-year preparation for an attack on Israel

The Palestinian group Hamas has spent the last two years hiding its military plans and convincing Israel that it does not want war and is interested in economic stability. About it writes Reuters.

An agency source close to Hamas said the Palestinian group had used “unprecedented intelligence tactics” to mislead Israel in recent months. During the preparations, Hamas built a mock Israeli settlement in Gaza and practiced landing and assaulting troops there.

The group also filmed these exercises. The source clarified that Israel saw them, but was convinced that Hamas did not plan to get involved in hostilities. However, many leaders of the group itself did not know about the specific plans, since Hamas’s main goal was to prevent leaks.

Hamas, in pursuit of its plans, has refrained from military operations against Israel for the past two years, for which it has been criticized by some supporters, writes Reuters. This reinforced the impression that they were not planning military interventions.

Reuters notes that since the escalation in 2021, Israel has sought to provide a basic level of economic stability in Gaza by allowing its residents to work in the country, where wages are 10 times higher. An Israeli security source admitted during a conversation with the agency that they were deceived by Hamas. Israeli Defense Force spokesman Major Nir Dinar described the group’s attack as an Israeli 9/11 attack.

On the morning of October 7, the Palestinian group began military operations against Israel. The Israeli Army (IDF) responded by launching Operation Iron Swords, and the Israeli government announced that the country had entered a state of war. According to Israeli media, more than 700 citizens of the country were killed as a result of the Hamas attack on Israel. In Palestine, more than 400 deaths were reported, with about 2,200 injured.