THREE WAVES OF ATTACKS
The probe found that Hamas’s attack happened in three waves and saw more than 5,000 people enter Israel from Gaza at its height.
“The first wave … included more than 1,000 Nukhba (Hamas’s elite force) terrorists, who infiltrated under the cover of heavy fire,” the summary of the report said.
It said the second wave involved some 2,000 militants while the third saw hundreds more militants join the incursion, along with several thousand civilians.
“In total, approximately 5,000 terrorists infiltrated Israeli territory during the attack,” the report said. Hamas has maintained that hundreds of its fighters had carried out the attack.
The official said the first few hours of the attack were critical and saw the most killings and abductions.
