The Shin Bet received information in the summer from a human source in the Gaza Strip that Hamas was planning to attack Israel about a week after Yom Kippur, so reported Ilana Dayan on Channel 12.
_x000D_According to the report, the information was transferred to the agent responsible for such, but it was not marked as significant.
_x000D_It was further reported that the intelligence report was received from a source that was operated by the Shin Bet and was considered trustworthy, but it was decided to wait for more information that would confirm it.
_x000D_As part of the Shin Bet’s attempts to probe the failure that allowed for the murderous Hamas attack, the intelligence report that was received was found.
_x000D_The agency stated that in-depth inspections found that there was no additional information that backed up the intelligence.
_x000D_The Shin Bet responded to the report: “At the moment, the Shin Bet is concentrated on the war. The Shin Bet is prepared to carry out in-depth and thorough investigations to learn lessons, and in this framework, all information that is available will be inspected. In any case, concentration on one specific intel report o another can not reflect on the entire intelligence picture at the time.
