Posted 12/3/2023, 1:52:00 PM
U.S. Unaware of Hamas Attack Plan Despite Intelligence Ties with Israel
- National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said intelligence agencies did not have access to Hamas' attack plan document reported on by NYT
- The NYT reported Israel had a 40-page Hamas document outlining an attack plan over a year before Oct 7 attack
- Kirby dodged questions on whether US should have had access to document given intelligence coordination with Israel
- Hamas attack plan in document matched details of Oct 7 attack that killed over 1,200 Israelis
- Kirby said Israel will conduct forensic review of intelligence failures after conflict resolved, as Netanyahu has admitted failure