2023-11-28 00:01:27
Intelligence team reduced by 8,200 officers, failed to prioritize Hamas activities
In a shocking revelation, a lieutenant colonel in the intelligence division has admitted to reducing the team of intelligence personnel by 8,200, who were specifically tasked with gathering intelligence about Hamas activities. This reduction also resulted in the team not working at night and on weekends, raising concerns about the prioritization within the intelligence system.
The lieutenant colonel had previously stated in a closed lecture that warnings about Hamas activities would not come from classical sources, but rather from special or cyber sources. This raises questions about the effectiveness of intelligence gathering and the potential impact of the reduced team and hours of operation.
According to an intelligence source, the reduced team’s existence in the hours before the attack may not necessarily have alerted in advance, but further investigations will be carried out to determine the impact of the reduced staffing. The source also highlighted that the team could have assisted in providing a real-time picture of the situation amid the chaos of the attack, such as identifying the hiding places of terrorists.
Notably, this is the same small team that alerted and understood exactly what Hamas was planning, further indicating a failure in the order of priorities within the intelligence system.
The revelation of the reduced intelligence team and its limitations has sparked concerns about the effectiveness of intelligence gathering and the potential impact on national security. Further investigations and scrutiny of the intelligence system’s priorities are expected as a result of these revelations.
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