DESPICABLE Hamas terrorists spent seven years spying on Israel through hacked security cameras before October 7, claim seized docs. The terror group slaughtered over 1,200 people in the horrifying calculated massacre - with a new report piecing together how they pulled it off.
![[The security cameras reportedly hacked by Hamas allowed them to watch their future victims go about their daily lives]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/132b9209-c2ef-4c91-9612-ebcf1d2a57a1.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The attack on innocent Israelis came after extensive footage and information was gathered by the leaders of Hamas, according to the report in Israeli media. They were able to watch their future victims go about their daily lives by hacking into security cameras in border towns and identify vulnerable spots open to attack.
![[The spying plot gave Hamas operatives access to crucial details which helped them pull off the massacre, seized docs revealed]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/spying-plot-hamas-spied-israel-960651701.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Among these details included information on an Israeli kindergarten as well as a health clinic which helped to uncover further personal information. They also got their hands on private IP addresses and serial numbers of dozens of security cameras in communities which were directly targeted on October 7, the report added.
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The terror group additionally infiltrated emails from top security officials who worked close to the border where the attacks targeted. This access allowed them to scour out the weakest points along the region that often lacked support and extra mobilised units, the report claimed.
![[Several of the towns featured in the report were directly targeted by Hamas]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/73707cc8-d262-4458-a683-3f5099474e55.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
One email they are said to have discovered had been intercepted spoke about IDF forces asking for extra security fencing in the months before October. Several documents seized from the evil operatives are believed to have shown the extensive work undertaken prior to the massacre.
![[The access allowed them to scour out the weakest points along the region that often lacked support and extra mobilised units, the report claimed]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/987b7414-4635-4dca-a10d-dcf3d3bf75c7.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
