Hamas' Mock Assault Video Exposed Training Near Israel's Border
Hamas terrorists conducted a public dress rehearsal of their deadly assault on Israeli border towns, posting a propaganda video on social media weeks before the massacre. The video showed fighters using explosives to blast through a replica of the border gate, moving through a full-scale reconstruction of an Israeli town, and firing at human-silhouetted paper targets. The extensive preparations for the attack were hidden in plain sight, with indications that Hamas intentionally misled Israeli officials about their intentions. The attack, which breached Israel's fortified border fence, demonstrated a level of sophistication not previously seen from Hamas and likely involved external assistance. The Israeli intelligence failure and the effectiveness of the border wall have come under scrutiny in the aftermath of the attack.