The Shin Bet also revealed that SIM cards and sensors along the border were activated ahead of time but were ignored.
Israel's Shin Bet agency warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of an impending Hamas threat five months before the militant group's devastating October 7 attack near the Gaza Strip, according to a Haaretz report.
Israel’s top domestic security agency ignored signs Hamas would attack in October 2023 and its attempts to thwart threats were not implemented, its inquiry has found.
The head of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), Ronen Bar, failed in the handling of the response to the October 7 massacre, a message attributed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's inner circle stated on Tuesday. The statement came following the Shin Bet release of its probe into the massacre on Tuesday.
PMO denies Channel 12 report; Ronen Bar was reportedly suspicious of Hamas behavior hours before onslaught began, but became convinced terrorists were preparing to repel an Israeli strike