Former Defense Minister and Member of Knesset Avigdor Lieberman issued a document about ten years ago, warning of a scenario similar to what happened in Israel on October 7th. In this document, Lieberman cautioned against a sudden attack by Hamas, in which they would seize settlements and capture civilians and soldiers.
According to the report in the newspaper 'Yedioth Ahronoth,' the document was submitted to the Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, and the IDF Chief of Staff, Gadi Eisenkot, who did not believe it was a scenario with a high probability.
Among other things, Lieberman wrote in the document: "Hamas intends to bring the next confrontation into Israeli territory while deploying significant and well-trained forces to Israeli territory, including the occupation of settlements in the periphery and the capture of hostages."
