Släppt för Publikation: Hamas Mega-Terror KidnappningsPlan
Genom Gil Ronen
Först Publish: 2015/04/29, 07:31
Terrororganisationen hade planerat att kidnappa dussintals invånare och föra förhandlingar om frigivning av terrorfångar i utbyte mot dem.
Grönt ljus för att genomföra planen kom aldrig, eftersom Hamas ledare Khaled Mashaal fruktade att en sådan operation skulle få förödande konsekvenser för Hamas i Gaza.
I ett uttalande i augusti förra året, gav premiärminister Benjamin Netanyahu tilltro till rapporter om att Hamas hade planerat en storskalig operation mot israeliska civila, där dess terrorister skulle ha dykt upp samtidigt och i stort antal från många tunnlar grävda in i Israel. Terroristerna skulle då ha kunnat genomföra en storskalig massaker på civila, och kidnappa andra civila tillbaka in i Gaza genom tunnlarna.
Netanyahu nämnde inte Kerem Shalom som det avsedda målet då, inte heller förklarade han varför den planerade attacken inte ägde rum.
Rapporterna från en Hamas "Rosh Hashana"-plan dök upp strax efter starten av markintrånget i Gaza, och sades ha baserats på bekännelser som gjorts av Hamasterrorister som tagits till fånga. Overifierade rapporter hävdar att fångarna sade att Hamas tajmat intrånget för Rosh Hashana, det judiska nyåret.
Netanyahu nämnde inte Rosh Hashana specifikt men sade att Operation Protective Edge "skadat en strategisk plan som Hamas lagt en enorm insats på under många år. Förmågan att Hamas var beredd att gräva dessa tunnlar skulle ha gjort det möjligt att kidnappa och mörda många medborgare och israeliska soldater vid en samtidig attack från många tunnlar som tränger in i vårt territorium. "
Hur mycket visste IDF?
IDF tjänstemän har hävdat att IDF visste om terrortunneln när verksamheten inleddes. Dock - hade IDF varit fullt medvetet om omfattningen av hotet skulle de utan tvekan ha nämnt rivningen av tunnlarna som ett krigsmål från början. I själva verket, de första angivna målen gällde endast Hamas raketer och nämnde inte tunnlarna. Tunnlarna blev inte ett viktigt mål förrän Israel upprepade gånger överraskades av terroristpatruller som utkom från tunnlar och på grund av den envisa lobbyingen av ekonomiminister Naftali Bennett.
Videon visar 13 terrorister som kommer fram ur en tunnel nära Sufa den 17 juli och sände chockvågor genom den israeliska allmänheten, som aldrig hade sett en sådan skrämmande syn eller trott det möjligt. Videon av incidenten var en viktig faktor i attvinga regeringen att besluta om en markoffensiv i Gaza, och garanterat stöd från allmänheten och media.
Medan IDF hävdade att de inte hade överraskats av inträngningen, verkar påståendet tveksamt om man tar hänsyn till att terroristerna inte dödades och enligt uppgift flydde tillbaka in i Gaza. IDFs video av incidenten hade tydligen redigerat ut den tid som förflutit mellan den sista terroristen återinträdde in i tunneln, och missilexplosionen som sprängde tunnelentrén. Det fanns inga rapporter eller bilder av kroppar av terrorister efter händelsen, och Hamas hävdade att de alla klarat sig tillbaka till Gaza säkert.
Cleared for Publication: Hamas Mega-Terror Abduction Plan
Hamas planned a devastating mass abduction of residents from Kerem Shalom in first week of Operation Protective Edge.
By Gil Ronen
First Publish: 4/29/2015, 7:31 AM
It has been cleared for publication that Hamas's armed wing planned a large-scale abduction of residents from the community of Kerem Shalom in the first week of Operation Protective Edge last summer, Army Radio reported.
The terror organization planned to abduct dozens of residents and conduct negotiations for the release of terror prisoners in exchange for them.
The green light for carrying out the plan was never given, however, because Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal feared that such an operation would have devastating consequences for Hamas in Gaza.
In a statement last August, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu lent credence to reports that Hamas had planned a large-scale operation against Israeli civilians, in which its terrorists would have emerged simultaneously and in large numbers from numerous tunnels dug into Israel. The terrorists would then have been able to carry out a large scale massacre of civilians, and to abduct other civilians back into Gaza through the tunnels.
Netanyahu did not name Kerem Shalom as the intended target at the time, nor did he explain why the planned attack was not attempted.
The reports of a Hamas "Rosh Hashana" plan surfaced shortly after the start of the ground incursion into Gaza, and were said to have been based on confessions made by Hamas terrorists taken captive. Unverified reports claim the captives said that Hamas was timing the incursion for Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year.
Netanyahu did not mention Rosh Hashana specifically but said that Operation Protective Edge “damaged a strategic array that Hamas put a huge effort into, for years. The ability that Hamas prepared in digging these tunnels would have enabled it to abduct and murder numerous citizens and IDF soldiers by a simultaneous attack from many tunnels that penetrate our territory."
IDF officials have claimed that the IDF knew about the terror tunnel threat when the operation began. However, had the IDF been fully aware of the extent of the threat, it undoubtedly would have mentioned the demolition of the tunnels as a major war aim from the outset. In reality, the initial stated aims related only to Hamas's rockets and did not mention the tunnels. The tunnels became a major goal only after Israel was repeatedly surprised by terrorist squads that emerged from tunnels and due to the dogged lobbyinh of Economy Minister Naftali Bennett.
The video showing 13 terrorists emerging from a tunnel near Sufa on July 17 sent shock waves through the Israeli public, which had never seen such a chilling sight or imagined it possible. The video of the incident was a major factor in prodding the government to decide on a ground offensive into Gaza, and guaranteed support from the public and media.
While the IDF claimed not to have been surprised by the penetration, the claim appears doubtful when one takes into account that the terrorists were not killed and reportedly escaped back into Gaza. The IDF video of the incident apparently edited out the time that elapsed between the last terrorist's re-entry into the tunnel, and the missile blast that hit the tunnel shaft entrance. There were no reports or photos of bodies of terrorists after the incident, and Hamas claimed that they all made it back to Gaza safely.
Netanyahu did not name Kerem Shalom as the intended target at the time, nor did he explain why the planned attack was not attempted.
The reports of a Hamas "Rosh Hashana" plan surfaced shortly after the start of the ground incursion into Gaza, and were said to have been based on confessions made by Hamas terrorists taken captive. Unverified reports claim the captives said that Hamas was timing the incursion for Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year.
Netanyahu did not mention Rosh Hashana specifically but said that Operation Protective Edge “damaged a strategic array that Hamas put a huge effort into, for years. The ability that Hamas prepared in digging these tunnels would have enabled it to abduct and murder numerous citizens and IDF soldiers by a simultaneous attack from many tunnels that penetrate our territory."
How much did the IDF know?
IDF officials have claimed that the IDF knew about the terror tunnel threat when the operation began. However, had the IDF been fully aware of the extent of the threat, it undoubtedly would have mentioned the demolition of the tunnels as a major war aim from the outset. In reality, the initial stated aims related only to Hamas's rockets and did not mention the tunnels. The tunnels became a major goal only after Israel was repeatedly surprised by terrorist squads that emerged from tunnels and due to the dogged lobbyinh of Economy Minister Naftali Bennett.
The video showing 13 terrorists emerging from a tunnel near Sufa on July 17 sent shock waves through the Israeli public, which had never seen such a chilling sight or imagined it possible. The video of the incident was a major factor in prodding the government to decide on a ground offensive into Gaza, and guaranteed support from the public and media.
While the IDF claimed not to have been surprised by the penetration, the claim appears doubtful when one takes into account that the terrorists were not killed and reportedly escaped back into Gaza. The IDF video of the incident apparently edited out the time that elapsed between the last terrorist's re-entry into the tunnel, and the missile blast that hit the tunnel shaft entrance. There were no reports or photos of bodies of terrorists after the incident, and Hamas claimed that they all made it back to Gaza safely.
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