Task force collects information
CIA supports Israel in the war against Hamas
January 13, 2024, 3:27 p.m
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After Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel, the CIA reacts immediately. The US foreign intelligence agency is setting up a task force to actively collect information on Hamas leaders for Israel’s war effort, according to a report. Meanwhile, Israel’s military is reporting further successes.
According to a report, the US foreign intelligence service CIA is collecting information about high-ranking Hamas leaders and making it available to Israel for the war against the Palestinian terrorist organization. For this purpose, a task force was set up immediately after the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel on October 7th, reported the New York Times, citing unnamed US government representatives. Information was also being collected on the whereabouts of hostages in the Gaza Strip, it said. It is not known how valuable the information is for Israel.
The US did not provide Israel with any information about lower-ranking Hamas members, it said. At the beginning of the Gaza war, Israel announced that it would eliminate the organization’s military and political leadership. However, Israel has not yet managed to capture Hamas’ leadership trio, Jihia al-Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and Marwan Issa.
On January 2, Hamas’ second-highest leader abroad, Saleh al-Aruri, was killed in an explosion in the Lebanese capital Beirut. The Hezbollah militia in Lebanon, which is allied with Hamas, suspects Israel is behind the action. The United States did not provide Israel with any intelligence information about Al-Aruri’s whereabouts, the New York Times said.
Army: Dozens of rocket launchers destroyed
The Gaza war was triggered by the devastating terrorist attack by the Islamist Hamas and other extremist Palestinian groups on October 7th last year. They murdered more than 1,200 people. Israel responded with massive air strikes and a ground offensive. According to the Hamas-controlled health authority, more than 23,000 people were killed, a large number of residential buildings in the Gaza Strip have now been destroyed, and 1.9 million people have fled their homes. Aid organizations warn of hunger and epidemics in the largely sealed off area.
The Israeli army continued its attacks in the Gaza Strip this Saturday. According to its own statements, it destroyed dozens of “operational” rocket launchers. Four suspected terrorists were also killed in air strikes on the city of Chan Yunis in the southern coastal strip, the army said. The Hamas-controlled health ministry reported 60 dead in intense airstrikes overnight.