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MK Melchior said to have known of plan to breach Gaza border
By Haaretz Service
MK Michael Melchior (Labor-Meimad) knew of Hamas' plans to breach the Gaza-Egypt border some 48 hours before it occurred, yet did not notify Israel Defense Forces officials, according to an Army Radio report released on Thursday.
According to the report, Melchior received information on the planned breach from a religious leader in the Gaza Strip.
Melchior apparently did not report Hamas' intentions because he thought that the IDF already know of the plans to break down the border fence.
Former National Security Council chief Giora Eiland said in response to the report that "it is desirable that any information that can fill out the intelligence picture be reported to the relevant officials."
Ya'akov Perry, former Shin Bet chief, said the "question of whether Israel knew about the breach is of little importance since the Egyptians allowed the fence to be torn down."
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