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Hamas Used Double Agents to Deceive Israel Before Oct. 7

By Drooid · Oct 8, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Hamas Deceived Israeli Intelligence

Hamas leadership devised a deception plan to lull Israeli security services before the October 7 attacks.
Hamas recruited double agents from a 2017-identified Israeli espionage network, feeding information to Shin Bet up to the invasion eve.
A senior Hamas military figure testified that Israeli intelligence received reassuring signs on October 6 alongside attack warnings.
Khaled Mashal told Ammar Taqi in late 2023 that Hamas used strategic and tactical deception, including reassurance messages.

Summary

Posner Labels Hamas Genocide

Gerald Posner published “The Genocide Case Against Hamas,” arguing a single-day attack can meet genocide criteria.
The International Association of Genocide Scholars adopted a 2025 resolution labeling Israel’s Gaza campaign genocide while omitting Hamas’s actions.
Demonstrators in Tel Aviv displayed hostages’ portraits and chanted “Zionism is genocide” on October 8, 2023.
The Oct 7 raid killed about 1,200 people and abducted 251, including 364 victims at the Nova music festival.

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Historical Context

The 1994 Rwandan genocide, which claimed an estimated 800,000 lives, shocked the international community and exposed the limits of early warning mechanisms. The United Nations, under Secretary-General Boutros-Ghali, deployed 2,500 peacekeepers but withdrew after 10 days, leaving civilians vulnerable. Similarly, Hamas orchestrated a deception campaign in 2023, feeding false intelligence to Shin Bet while planning the October 7 assault, echoing Rwanda’s failed early warnings. These parallels underscore how inadequate intelligence assessment and politicized genocide labeling can exacerbate conflict cycles, prompting calls for robust early-warning reforms.

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Hamas Deceived Israeli Intelligence

Hamas leadership devised a deception plan to lull Israeli security services before the October 7 attacks.
Hamas recruited double agents from a 2017-identified Israeli espionage network, feeding information to Shin Bet up to the invasion eve.
A senior Hamas military figure testified that Israeli intelligence received reassuring signs on October 6 alongside attack warnings.
Khaled Mashal told Ammar Taqi in late 2023 that Hamas used strategic and tactical deception, including reassurance messages.

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