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IDF says there were ‘signs’ night before deadly Hamas attack, but no major warnings
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A dead body after the devastating assault by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Be'eri, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 11, 2023 (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
The military responds to a report by Channel 13 news that there had been some unspecified indications the night before Hamas launched its deadly terror attack on southern Israel.
According to the report, senior intelligence officers discussed the signs on Friday night and agreed to continue the conversation in the morning.
IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says there were no major intelligence warnings, but confirms there had been some signs.
“There was no such warning. The signs that came up hours before could be based on different intelligence signs,” Hagari says, adding that the military would investigate everything surrounding the terror group’s surprise attack.
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