Israel said to have arrested Shin Bet source in Gaza for serving as Hamas double agent

Hamas double agent tricked Israel into ignoring Oct. 7 warnings

When called by his handlers hours before the invasion, the man said nothing was happening, so signs of the imminent attack were ignored. By Batya Jerenberg, World Israel News A Hamas double agent fooled Israel’s intelligence agency into downgrading the indications it had of an imminent major terrorist attack from Gaza just prior to the Hamas-led invasion on October 7, 2023, Channel 12 reported Tuesday. When the Shabak (Shin Bet) internal securit…

Israel arrests Gaza ‘double agent’ accused of compromising defences on October 7 - The Jewish Chronicle

The former Shin Bet asset reportedly told his handler that there was “no offensive deployment by Hamas” the day before the attacks unfolded

Shin Bet agent from Gaza admits to lying and misleading Israel before Hamas attack

During his interrogation, a Shin Bet agent from Gaza admits to acting as a double agent and providing false information about Hamas’s intentions, contributing to the failure to prepare for the massacre.

Israel said to have arrested Shin Bet source in Gaza for serving as Hamas double agent

Was Israel Tricked by a Double Agent?

On the night of October 6-7, 2023, the Shin Bet called a Hamas operative and was told there was no attack in the works. Now Israel is investigating whether that source was a double agent. Full Story

In the backdrop of the ongoing fighting in the Gaza Strip, this evening (Tuesday) it was announced that during the war, security forces arrested a Gazan agent who was employed by the General Security Service in order to gather information, as reported this evening on Channel 12. According to the report by journalist Omri Maniv, during interrogations in Israel, the double agent admitted that he lied and deceived his handlers, confessing: "I was a…