Major-General Agostinho Costa, defense and security specialist and CNN Portugal commentator, analyzed the latest available information about the Hamas attacks that occurred on October 7, 2023. According to the specialist, Benjamin Netanyahu was allegedly warned about the attacks approximately a week and a half before they occurred.
According to Agostinho Costa's analysis, Israeli intelligence services were "more than aware of the situation" that existed before the attacks. The major-general argues that the information was available and that Israeli authorities had knowledge of the imminent threat.
The CNN Portugal commentator states that everything indicates that Netanyahu used October 7th to carry out the campaign that is still ongoing today, namely the attempt to expel the Palestinians from Gaza. This interpretation suggests that the Israeli prime minister took advantage of the attacks to justify a prolonged military response with broader political objectives.
