“We have no evidence or proof” that Iran was behind the attack, Maj. Nir Dinar, a spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces, told Politico on Monday.
More recently, Tehran has stepped up the training assistance it provides Hamas inside Iran, according to a former Western defense official.
Hamas received Iranian weapons and military technology, and learned from the Iranians about planning operations.
“Everything we have seen in the last four days, we can’t say it’s an Iranian plan or an Iranian effort,” Milshtein said.
“It’s a Hamas plan that got Iranian help.”Searching for a motivationUS intelligence officials are also working to understand Hamas’ immediate motivation for launching the attack.
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