Shin Bet used fake aid projects to gather intelligence before capturing Hamas chief
Israeli Shin Bet operatives reportedly used fake humanitarian aid projects in Gaza to gather intelligence and monitor the movements of Hamas internal security chief Mu'in al-Arabid. The operation involved embedding agents as market vendors to build relationships with locals before capturing the high-level target.
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This report reveals the sophisticated and unconventional intelligence-gathering tactics used in the ongoing conflict, highlighting the role of human intelligence in high-stakes military operations.
Undercover operatives from the Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet) were embedded in Gaza as aid workers distributing food and drink to unwitting Gazan market stall-owners, according to a recent KAN News report detailing the lead-up to the recent capture of Hamas's head of internal security, Mu'in al-Arabid, in the Gaza Strip.Israeli operatives, according to KAN, established several small humanitarian aid projects and sold wares to Gazans who, in turn, sold the items at local markets.
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