The weapons used by Hamas terrorists were supplied from Iran which has been assisting them with technology and training,” says former top IDF intelligence official Brigadier General (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser. In an exclusive interview, he says much of the weapons used in the attack seemed to have been smuggled to Gaza from across the Egyptian border or through the tunnels underneath the border. Excerpts:
Q What caused the worst-ever terror attack in Israel’s history?
A We have several sensors, concrete fencing, barbed wires and all kinds of technology. IDF units are deployed along the fence on the Gaza Strip. The soldiers are not covering every metre, but they have positions from where they can see what is happening. And there are all kinds of cameras planted along the fence that allow us to see the entire area adjacent to the fence. Anybody getting close to the fence can be spotted. Somebody did something. I just don’t know what happened. The fence by itself cannot stop anything. Once they managed to destroy the fence and enter the area adjacent to the fence, they caught us by complete surprise. They enjoyed the benefit of surprise, they enjoyed the benefit of being more in numbers and the benefit of operating in many locations simultaneously. And this made it possible for them to cause such an unbelievably terrible massacre of so many people. It is a collective failure.
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