(Jewish Chronicle-UK) Elon Perry - One of the informants engaged in Mohammed Deif's successful targeting was a 19-year-old Hamas messenger whose role was to pass messages written on notes between Hamas members scattered underground in Gaza. This courageous young man is no longer in Gaza. The bargain with him was that if the operation was successful, he would be flown to the U.S. and given asylum. A Hamas terrorist captured during the Gaza war was recruited by Israeli intelligence and asked to walk through the tunnels in Gaza. He did not arouse suspicion because he was known to the terrorists as one of their own. His Israel Security Agency handler gave him shoes with electronic chips that scanned the tunnels he was walking in. The scanned findings were sent directly to Israel. Another informant was a Gazan contractor involved in digging tunnels. He supplied the Israel Security Agency with a map of the tunnels, their internal size, length, and the type of concrete he used. This helped determine which bombs the Air Force should use to destroy the tunnels. This informant was almost captured by Hamas but Israel managed to smuggle him into Israel. Hundreds of Gazans have been recruited and their information is bearing impressive fruits. The more Gazans see the success of Israeli operations, the more willing others are to cooperate. Obviously, the economic situation in Gaza tempts many to cooperate in exchange for significant cash benefits. Thousands of collaborators who fled Gaza and the West Bank are now settled in Israel, enjoying freedom. All the local informants involved in the rescue of four Israeli hostages on June 8, 2024 - twelve Gazans, including two families - were relocated to Israel. The writer, based in London, served in the IDF for 28 years.
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