Israel-Hamas conflict: CIA intelligence reports had warned of possible Gaza flareup, claims NYT

Days after Hamas’ launched surprise assault on Israel and triggered war, a pair of classified C.I.A. intelligence reports issued in the days ahead of a major Hamas attack on Israel warned about a potential escalation in violence, according to New York Times. However, they did not predict the complex, multipronged attack that Hamas gunmen launched against Israel, according to US officials, the report added.