The Shin Bet also revealed that SIM cards and sensors along the border were activated ahead of time but were ignored.
Qatar on Wednesday lambasted a probe by Israel’s Shin Bet security agency that named the Gulf state’s money to Gaza over the years as having contributed to Hamas’s buildup of its forces for the October 7,
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.
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.
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