The IDF and Shin Bet have uncovered a Hamas intelligence treasure trove, consisting of piles of documents, files, and computers, including Hebrew words to help terrorists communicate in Hebrew, with phrases like "take off your clothes".
Among the findings were operational tables, equipment lists, classified maps, and instructions on what to do if captured, leading to the conclusion that Hamas's military wing had become a professional army right under the nose of Israeli intelligence, as reported in the Jerusalem Post.
"The amount of intelligence accumulated so far by the Shin Bet and military intelligence allows us to dismantle Hamas from within," said a senior security official who reviewed the documents.
Documents were also found containing detailed Hamas plans for operations in regions such as Europe, Jordan, Egypt, and the USA, designed to evade foreign intelligence agencies and media scrutiny. The documents revealed that Hamas developed specific strategies tailored to the population in each country.
Another document detailed a plan to ignite unrest in the West Bank and undermine the Palestinian Authority by infiltrating its security mechanisms and encouraging internal rebellion to overthrow the Palestinian Authority and gradually take control of it.
The report also stated that the IDF's intelligence division collected various equipment, such as weapons from Russia, North Korea, Iran, Egypt, Libya, and others, to trace their use and learn about procurement and aid methods. Among the items found were over 150 pickup trucks and more than 350 Chinese motorcycles smuggled through tunnels under the Philadelphia Corridor, used by over 4,000 terrorists from 75 entry points to attack western Negev settlements and military outposts on October 7.
Additionally, documents were found with explicit instructions on how to harm civilians and soldiers, how to communicate in Hebrew, and even how to abuse their bodies.
Documents found on terrorists' bodies included Israeli work permits as well as maps of settlements and IDF bases, marking important points such as locations of senior officials' offices, armor, clinics, and more. The most prominent map was of Tel Nof base, detailing the locations of squadrons, commanders' offices, and kibbutzim like Nahal Oz and Be'eri.
It included the locations of dining rooms where the terrorists initially planned to concentrate most of the hostages before transferring them to Gaza. One terrorist tore the map of Be'eri into small pieces, but an observant soldier noticed it and passed the pieces to intelligence personnel who reassembled it.
According to rental contracts held by military intelligence, Mohammed Sinwar, brother of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, received apartments from UNRWA and rented them to Palestinians. Additionally, documentation was found showing that Hamas operatives were employed by UNRWA.
