The IDF has now been cleared to reveal that it detected Mohammed Deif and other senior Hamas commanders entering tunnel networks on the night of October 6-7, along with other anomalous military activity including rocket-launcher and anti-tank missile array movements. The intelligence findings, withheld by military censorship for three years, provide new details on warning signs that preceded the attack. Multiple Israeli sources report the IDF’s detection capabilities and the significance of identifying top Hamas leadership movements in real time.

Sources: Times of Israel, Ynet