Israel's Advance Knowledge of Hamas Attack Revealed in New York Times Report

According to a report by The New York Times, Israel's military was aware of Hamas' plan to launch an attack on Israeli soil over a year before the devastating October 7 operation that killed hundreds of people. Israeli officials possessed a 40-page battle plan, code-named "Jericho Wall," which detailed a hypothetical Hamas attack on southern Israeli communities. However, the plan was dismissed as "aspirational" and not taken seriously. The report raises questions about the Israeli military's negligence and intelligence failures leading up to the attack.