Results: Did Israel know Hamas would attack?
Published on 12/04/2023
Hamas executed a complex, multifront assault on October 7, 2023—the kind of coordinated attack that takes months to plan. So how could Israeli intelligence services—among the best in the world—be caught by surprise?
Israeli leaders have publicly acknowledged that they were surprised by the Hamas attack, but they have also brushed away questions about intelligence failures.
How could Shin Bet, Mossad, and the Israel Defense Forces not know of an impending attack? Despite Israel's reputation for having some of the world's best intelligence services, they were caught off guard by the attack?
The U.S. Intelligence Community knew plotting was ongoing, but their warnings went unheeded for unclear reasons. It remains unknown why the warnings from Egypt were also ignored. We may never know why Israel failed to protect itself from the October 7 terrorist attack.
The Israeli military intelligence is known for monitoring Palestinian terrorist groups through various means, including SIGINT, IMINT, and HUMINT. They excel in computer network operations, which have caused significant controversy. Despite their capabilities, it is still not known why they missed the signs of an impending attack. Did Israel know Hamas would attack?
Source: https://www.csis.org/analysis/how-could-israeli-intelligence-miss-hamas-invasion-plans
Israeli leaders have publicly acknowledged that they were surprised by the Hamas attack, but they have also brushed away questions about intelligence failures.
How could Shin Bet, Mossad, and the Israel Defense Forces not know of an impending attack? Despite Israel's reputation for having some of the world's best intelligence services, they were caught off guard by the attack?
The U.S. Intelligence Community knew plotting was ongoing, but their warnings went unheeded for unclear reasons. It remains unknown why the warnings from Egypt were also ignored. We may never know why Israel failed to protect itself from the October 7 terrorist attack.
The Israeli military intelligence is known for monitoring Palestinian terrorist groups through various means, including SIGINT, IMINT, and HUMINT. They excel in computer network operations, which have caused significant controversy. Despite their capabilities, it is still not known why they missed the signs of an impending attack. Did Israel know Hamas would attack?
Source: https://www.csis.org/analysis/how-could-israeli-intelligence-miss-hamas-invasion-plans
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Did Israel know Hamas would attack? If yes, why was the Hamas attack allowed? Comment below.
Yes
12%
264 votes
No
19%
412 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
30 votes
Undecided
43%
947 votes
Not Applicable
26%
571 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.36% | 6 | |
| Je ne sais pas | 0.06% | 1 |
| Maybe, maybe not. But if they had attacked someone unprovoked, they would have been guilty on the world stage of starting the war! | 0.06% | 1 |
| Always government intervention from intelligence and the mix up from terrorist group? | 0.06% | 1 |
| I don't know! | 0.06% | 1 |
| Whole thing is a major tv setting, winner's write history ! | 0.06% | 1 |
| I think there had to be somebody inside | 0.06% | 1 |
| prob | 0.06% | 1 |
| ISRAEL IS A LIAR!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| This is a very complicated question. Did the Israeli government know Hamas would attack - NO. Did some people in the government have reason to fear an attack - YES. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Israel knew of the reports but brushed it aside thinking Hamas could not carry it out | 0.06% | 1 |
| The focus was on other things. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Perhaps Isreal wanted a showdown with Hamas and this was the way to bring it about. | 0.06% | 1 |
| It gave them the excuse to declare on the Palestinians | 0.06% | 1 |
| Unknown | 0.06% | 1 |
| Some people knew, but others didn't believe Hamas could pull it off and ignored the warnings. They need to be publicly shamed and lose their jobs. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Yes. It allows the current corrupt go government to stay in power. As long as the people are busy trying to survive the government can do what it wants. A voting people (public) is a major threat to a dictatorship. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Politics is a dirty game | 0.06% | 1 |
| They were warned months ago about a possible attack but chose to dismiss it as being implausible. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Allowing it provided the perfect excuse to OVER respond with vicious, untargeted attacks on civilians, all in the name of 'self defense'. A terrible move that destroyed support for Israel all over the world. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Yes, they had intel on the plans but discounted it as fanciful | 0.06% | 1 |
| They knew that an attack was planned, but not WHEN it would happen. | 0.06% | 1 |
| It doesn’t really matter if they knew prior to. Hamas is responsible for carrying out the attack. It could be traced back to Iran and how the US helped by unfreezing funds are easing sanctions. | 0.06% | 1 |
| misinformation and incompetence. Israel didn't think even Hamas would be so stupid. | 0.06% | 1 |
| Yes...but it was reported they dismissed the idea as delusional | 0.06% | 1 |
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