The first reports about the potential flotilla came out on November 20, with bombastic predictions of reaching 1,000 small vessels to challenge the Israeli navy by activist Volkan Okclugu.
The night after the attack, he was excluded from the conversation between the generals and the Chief of Staff, and was only updated afterwards.
At the end of May, IDF intelligence soldiers observed Hamas terrorists drilling an invasion into kibbutzim.
The plan to assassinate Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, presented to Netanyahu, was detailed and ready for execution but was ultimately rejected by the prime minister.
An IDF intelligence official warned of harm to Israel's deterrence and the potential of multiple fronts joining together.
Unit 504’s goals tend to be less big-picture strategic than the Mossad and the Shin Bet and pertain more to ongoing military operations.
When one points at an object, a toddler focuses on it, while the dog usually takes the gesture as a directional cue.
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