Reports indicate Netanyahu received intelligence on Hamas attack plans since 2018

According to reports by the Israeli news site Ynet, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top security agencies were briefed on Hamas's operational plans as early as April 2018. The intelligence included a 23-page document detailing a coordinated, multi-front assault on military bases and civilian communities in southern Israel. This plan, later codenamed "Jericho Walls," described breaching the Gaza border fence at dozens of points and deploying thousands of militants. The report indicates that the Prime Minister's military secretaries, the National Security Council, and the heads of Mossad and Shin Bet were among the recipients of these briefings. Netanyahu reportedly received updates on these plans multiple times between 2018 and 2022, including a summary in November 2022. These revelations contrast with the Prime Minister's public statements claiming he had no knowledge of the "Jericho Walls" plan before October 7, 2023. The documents cited by Ynet suggest that Israeli military intelligence had monitored the development of the plan for several years. The report emphasizes the depth of the warnings provided to the political and military leadership long before the actual attack occurred.