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Israel didn't believe Hamas was capable of attack like Oct. 7, New York Times reports

Name: Israel didn't believe Hamas was capable of attack like Oct. 7, New York Times reports
Uploaded: 2023-12-01T07:03:00-0500
Duration: 3 min 44 s
Description: The New York Times says Israel obtained a 40-page document outlining Hamas' strategy for the attack carried out on Oct. 7 more than a year before it happened, but that Israel dismissed the plan as "aspirational." The document did not specify a date of the attack. Steven Cook, senior fellow for the Council on Foreign Relations, joined CBS News to discuss the revelation.

The New York Times says Israel obtained a 40-page document outlining Hamas' strategy for the attack carried out on Oct. 7 more than a year before it happened, but that Israel dismissed the plan as "aspirational." The document did not specify a date of the attack. Steven Cook, senior fellow for the Council on Foreign Relations, joined CBS News to discuss the revelation.