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Sunday, June 9, 2024
Report: US provided intel that helped Israel’s hostage rescue operation
Intelligence provided by the United States helped Israel carry out the successful mission to rescue the four hostages from Gaza, according to The New York Times.
Citing unnamed American and Israeli officials briefed on the matter, the outlet says a team of American officials in Israel helped by “providing intelligence and other logistical support.”
The report says that “Intelligence collection and analysis teams from the US and the UK have been in Israel throughout the war, assisting Israeli intelligence in collecting and analyzing information related to the hostages.”