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“The broad interest of the Hamas leadership in Gaza is to avoid escalation,” said the document.<\/p>\n
The Mossad<\/a>, the national intelligence agency of Israel, published a detailed paper in which it was determined that Hamas<\/a> is not interested in a military confrontation just two weeks before the October 7 attack, N12<\/em> reported on Saturday night.<\/p>\n The document, titled “Increasing Popular Pressure – A Calculated Policy on the Part of Hamas’s Leadership in Gaza to Increase Civilian Exchanges,” stated that “It is clear that the Hamas leadership in Gaza is not interested in a military confrontation with Israel at this time, but it also does not shy away from it if it is forced upon it,” saidN12. <\/em><\/p>\n The document, which was published whilst incendiary balloons were being launched from the Gaza Strip<\/a>, insisted on presenting a picture in which the terror organization strived for civil discourse rather than a military conflict.<\/p>\n N12<\/em> said it also clarified that Hamas’s position could change, but emphasized that at the time, “the broad interest of the Hamas leadership in Gaza is to avoid escalation.”<\/p>\n Four months before October 7, Mossah head Dedi Barnea said he supported a benefits program for Gaza, intending to bring about long-term peace with Hamas, according to Channel 12. <\/em><\/p>\nHamas position could change, but unlikely, said Mossad<\/h3>\n