REPORT ISRAEL IGNORED EGYPTIAN WARNING OF IMPENDING ATTACK BY HAMAS CANNOT BE TRUE

Texas Republican Congressman Michael McCaul claimed Egyptian intelligence had warned Israel that Hamas was about to attack three days before the attack occurred   

Howie Katz

 

Texas Republican Congressman Michael McCaul

Did Israel ignore Egyptian warnings that Hamas was about to carry out a surprise attack on the Jewish state? That's what Texas Republican Congressman Michael McCaul claimed on Wednesday.

"We know Egypt had warned the Israelis three days prior that an event like this could happen," McCaul said.

When McCaul was asked where he heard that, he replied: "I don't want to get too into classifieds but a warning was given."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied that Israel had received an Egyptian warning and called the report "fake news."

In a time of war, you never know who to believe. 

I'm not questioning McCaul's truthfulness, but I do question his source of information.

It is absolutely inconceivable that Israel would ignore any warning, credible or not, that it was about to be attacked. 

Israel was clearly caught asleep at the wheel. In recent weeks, Israel focused its attention on Hezbollah in the north and took its eye off of Hamas in the south. That was a very costly mistake and when the war finally ends, Israeli heads will roll, possibly even Netanyahu's.

Hamas and Iran, which helped plan the attack and reportedly gave the go ahead, probably thought the time was ripe because of all the turmoil in Israel over judicial reform. Israel's left, which encouraged military reservists to refuse to serve, made the Jewish state look weak.

Let me repeat, it is absolutely inconceivable that Israel would ignore any warning, credible or not, that it was about to be attacked.