Egyptian intelligence has repeatedly warned Israel that Hamas is preparing "something very important," but their interlocutors have ignored the warning, an official from Egypt's "big ears" said Monday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has denied the existence of such a warning, which, once the situation has calmed down, could harm him politically, amid questions about the failure of Israeli intelligence.
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"We warned the Israelis several times that the situation had reached the point of explosion and that it would be very serious. But they took it lightly," the Egyptian intelligence official said. "I wasn't terribly surprised, we can give credence to this option," a former member of the French intelligence services familiar with Gaza told Le Figaro. "Historically," he adds, "Egyptian intelligence services have always...
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