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Israeli Disinformation Took Hamas by Surprise


[Ha'aretz] Barak Ravid - According to defense officials, an Israeli disinformation effort took Hamas by surprise and served to significantly increase the number of its casualties. The Israeli cabinet met on Wednesday for a five-hour discussion about the operation, at the end of which the ministers unanimously voted in favor of the strike. In parallel, it was announced that Prime Minister Olmert would hold more deliberations on Sunday. "Hamas evacuated all its headquarters personnel after the cabinet meeting on Wednesday," one defense official said, "but the organization sent its people back in when they heard that everything was put on hold until Sunday."
2008-12-28 06:00:00
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