Again: '𝗜𝗦𝗥𝗔𝗘𝗟 𝗞𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗢𝗙 𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗦 𝗣𝗟𝗢𝗧 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝗔 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗔𝗚𝗢'

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𝗜𝗦𝗥𝗔𝗘𝗟 𝗞𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗢𝗙 𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗦 𝗣𝗟𝗢𝗧 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝗔 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗔𝗚𝗢 Israeli officials obtained Hamas’s battle plan for the devastating Oct. 7 terrorist attack more than a year before it happened, according to documents, emails and interviews, but they dismissed it as aspirational, considering it too difficult for Hamas to carry out. In fact, Hamas followed the blueprint with shocking precision. Over about 40 pages, a document code-named Jericho Wall by the Israeli authorities outlined exactly the kind of devastating invasion that led to the deaths of about 1,200 people. It did not set a date, but it described a methodical assault designed to overwhelm the fortifications around the Gaza Strip, take over Israeli cities and storm key military bases. Last year, shortly after the document had been obtained, officials in the Israeli military said that Hamas’s intentions were unclear. Then, in July, just three months before the attacks, a veteran Israeli intelligence analyst warned that Hamas had conducted an intense, daylong training exercise that appeared similar to what was outlined in the blueprint. Those concerns were brushed off.