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Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-779865
IDF's Captured Documents Unit Saves Soldiers' Lives
(Jerusalem Post) Yonah Jeremy Bob - Intelligence gathered from items seized by Israeli forces from Hamas has saved IDF soldiers in the field in real-time on multiple occasions. Since Oct. 7, the IDF's Document and Technical Means Collection Unit, now staffed by 350 people, mostly reservists, has sorted through 65 million electronic files and 500,000 physical documents. Maps and electronic files have disclosed the locations of many concealed Hamas tunnel shafts and spots for sharpshooters set up for ambushes. In some cases, the officials leading the unit directly contacted officers in the field to save time and possibly lives. There have been numerous cases in which the entire maneuvering strategy of a battalion was altered based on information from the unit. These reservists have been at work for months, but they expressed readiness to continue for an indefinite period, despite their need to return to their daily lives, their livelihoods, and their families.