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Captured Hamas terrorists provide Israel with vital information about the terrorist organization’s system. Israel’s Shin Bet secret service interrogated dozens of high-ranking Hamas members who revealed explosive details, the Jerusalem Post reports.
Through the interrogations, Israeli authorities learned in which mosques and hospitals Hamas had stored weapons arsenals. A terrorist admitted that ambulances were used to transport weapons and terrorists through the Gaza Strip. The respondent said: “I can drive away in any ambulance I want.”
A terrorist reported booby traps installed throughout the Gaza Strip and connected to mosques and hospitals.
Spotted with money
The Shin Bet also learned that each Hamas fighter was promised $10,000 and an apartment if he brought a hostage to Gaza. The plan was to take the towns they attacked and hold this position after the residents had been killed or kidnapped.
The interrogations and the information obtained from them partly led to the Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip adapting their operations at short notice.
According to the Jerusalem Post, some Shin Bet officials have been working around the clock for weeks to exhaust prisoners and make them sing. To interrogate the many Hamas terrorists, former Shin Bet operatives were also brought out of retirement.
Criticism of Shin Bet
Shin Bet is known for not being squeamish when it comes to interrogations. Human rights activists have repeatedly accused the secret service of torture in recent years. The interrogation methods included sleep deprivation for several days, slavery, humiliation, extreme temperatures, lack of food and confinement in close individual cells.
This report covers the period 2013/2014. The Shin Bet believes the report is biased. He claims he abides by Israeli laws. (GF)
Source: Blick
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