Watan-The former Egyptian consul in Tel Aviv, Rafat Al-Ansari, revealed what he described as critical secrets exposing, for the first time, the main objectives of the “Operation Aqsa Flood,” carried out by the Al-Qassam Brigades, which stirred the fury of Israeli occupation leaders.
Among these secrets disclosed by Rafat Al-Ansari—sources of which were not specified—are the seizure of documents, devices, and Israeli networks, obtaining security, intelligence, and military information about Israeli agents, and unveiling espionage operations on Egypt, Jordan, Iran, and other regional countries. He emphasized that the capture of settlers was not a goal within the plan.
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The former Egyptian consul in Tel Aviv stated in an interview two days ago with Al-Jazeera that the objective of “Operation Aqsa Flood” was not merely to enter the settlements of the occupation in the Gaza periphery and capture prisoners, among other goals.
He continued to explain that the operation had three objectives, one of which was to enter the Erez crossing, housing the headquarters of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), located in the Nitzanim military base. This facility contains all the information related to agents inside Gaza and in Palestine in general.
Sensitive Documents
Rafat Al-Ansari added that the resistance fighters had indeed captured two officers, one of them from the Shin Bet, and took with them servers, computers, disks, laptops, documents, and records. Within three hours, this treasure trove became a crucial asset for the resistance in Gaza.
The former Egyptian consul in Israel, who was informed about the entity from within during his years of service there, stated that the operation to eliminate the three individuals collaborating with the Mossad and Shin Bet, conducted on Sunday, was based on information from this dangerous archive.
Penetration of Unit 8200
Al-Ansari also highlighted the second objective in “Operation Aqsa Flood,” which he described as “extremely important”—the penetration of the headquarters of Unit 8200 located in the southern sector. He stated that the mission of this unit is to spy on Egypt, Jordan, the Red Sea, and Iran.
According to previous reports, Unit 8200, also known as “Aman” or “Oriem,” is considered one of the most powerful branches of the Israeli intelligence apparatus. It consists of psychologists, political experts, Arabic speakers, and social media experts. Their mission is specifically to sow discord among Arab nations.
The activities of this unit extend globally, given its capabilities and expertise that enable it to provide various Israeli institutions with necessary information gathered through infiltrations and espionage operations, mostly relying on cyber operations, which its members specialize in.
The former Egyptian consul in Tel Aviv, Rafat Al-Ansari, further stated that this unit possesses information about the Iranian nuclear program and Israeli agents in Iran. He emphasized the crucial importance of this information, noting that two officers engaged in cyber espionage and two soldiers were indeed captured, along with the retrieval of highly sensitive documents.
Al-Ansari revealed that these documents were sent outside of Palestine. According to him, meetings took place in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, in the southern suburb, involving a leader from Hamas, a representative from Hezbollah, and a member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
The documents were sent outside of Palestine
The former diplomat disclosed that these documents were sent outside of Palestine. According to his statement, there were meetings in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, in the southern suburb involving a leader from Hamas, a representative from Hezbollah, and a member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
Al-Ansari concluded that the objective of “Operation Aqsa Flood” was not the hostage-taking of women, children, and the elderly, but rather obtaining military and intelligence information, along with capturing individuals from the military and security apparatus. This was achieved to a greater extent than anticipated.