The Chairman of the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Wednesday that Egypt “warned” Israel of the possibility of violence three days before the surprise attack carried out by Hamas over the weekend.
Republican Michael McCaul told reporters after lawmakers received an intelligence briefing on the crisis: “We know that Egypt warned the Israelis three days ago that an event like this might occur.”
He continued: “I do not want to delve into confidential matters too much, but a warning has been issued. The question is at what level.”
Regarding the failure of Israeli intelligence, the prominent American representative said: “We do not really know how we missed this, and we do not really know how Israel missed it.”
McCaul said the attack may have been planned for up to a year.
He explained that President Joe Biden’s administration officials who gave the briefing showed “hesitation” regarding whether Iran was directly involved in the Hamas attack on Israel.
Hamas, which has held power in the Gaza Strip since 2007, launched its attack at dawn on Saturday.
Numbers of deaths
The Israeli army confirms that the death toll among Israelis has risen to 1,200 and those injured to more than 3,000. Palestinian Ministry of Health: 1,100 dead and 5,339 wounded as a result of the Israeli bombing of Gaza.
2023-10-11 15:45:06
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