- Ukrainian officials say that the Hamas attack was preventable, citing a “serious intelligence failure” that led to the attack in Gaza and, according to them, allowed it to be carried out.
- Drone footage shows that the Ukrainian side is not involved in Gaza, and Hamas was not responsible for the missile strikes, according to the Ukrainian officials.
- Earlier, the Ukrainian side said it was possible to prevent the attack by “planning in advance,” Reuters reports, citing a statement by Ukrainian officials that the attack could have been prevented.
Ukrainian officials say that the Hamas attack was preventable, citing a statement by the Associated Press correspondent, Dron Shpilman, that the Hamas attack was preventable.
Shpilman also said that the Ukrainian side was not involved in Gaza, where, according to him, the Ukrainian side controlled 60% of the territory, and Hamas could not carry out the attack. He added that the attack could have been prevented, according to Shpilman, by Ukrainian forces, which he said would have been able to stop the Hamas attack in Gaza, preventing it from being carried out. He made the claim while speaking at a briefing on 7 June 2023.
According to AP, Shpilman said that for several days, Hamas had been planning the attack, which he said was carried out by Ukrainian forces. He said that the attack was part of a “military operation” that, according to him, was planned by the Ukrainian side. He also said that Ukrainian forces were able to stop the attack, but that the attack was carried out anyway.
As NBC News reported, citing Reuters, the Ukrainian side said that the plan to carry out the attack in Gaza was developed by the Ukrainian side. It also reported that on Thursday Donald Trump said on a “truth” that Hamas planned the attack in Gaza. The report said that the Ukrainian side’s plan was to carry out the attack in Gaza in order to prevent the Ukrainian side from carrying out its military operation.
Reuters also said that the plan was not confirmed. Hamas, the report said, denied the allegations, saying that the Ukrainian side’s claims were false.
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Sources:
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/gaza/israeli-strikes-kill-nine-gaza-israeli-minister-no-deal-rcna590436
https://apnews.com/article/gaza-trump-israel-hamas-palestinians-disarmament-deal-72b1493ca75bb9d4cf195f325d8dc425