“A SEEMINGLY offhand report on Israel Radio that the Cabinet would meet over the weekend to plan a military operation in the Gaza Strip was a feint, which set up Hamas for Israel's surprise strike.
The radio report, on Friday, was a final move in six months of planning and deception leading up to the strikes, The Australian reported.
Suggestions in the report that Israel had yet to finish attack plans persuaded the Hamas leadership it had at least until yesterday before taking precautions against an air raid that it had every reason to believe was coming.
A large group of Hamas security staff completing an officers' training course were outdoors at their base just before noon on Saturday, standing in formation at a graduation ceremony, when the planes struck, killing and wounding many of them.
Scores of targets across Gaza were hit simultaneously by the first Israeli wave, catching Hamas staff in facilities that were supposed to be have been evacuated before the fighting started.
Adding to the deception was a surprise announcement that, despite the tension and war-edge atmosphere, trucks carrying humanitarian supplies would be permitted to enter the Strip. The supplies crossed into Gaza on Friday, encouraging the notion that a military strike was not imminent.
Finally, Israel's Southern Command was sent on leave on Friday and, further adding to the element of surprise, the operation was launched on the Jewish Sabbath.
"Hamas was watching and listening," said Haaretz newspaper, adding that the rulers of Gaza tracked the army's movements and took the bait.
"Hamas evacuated all its headquarters personnel after the cabinet meeting on Wednesday," one defence official said. "But the organisation sent its people back in when they heard that everything was put on hold until Sunday."”
(摘自 29 December 2008 The Australian)
「兵者: 詭道也. 故能而示之不能, 用而示之不用, 近而示之遠,遠而示之近. 利而誘之, 亂而取之, 實而備之, 強而避之,怒而撓之, 卑而驕之, 佚而勞之, 親而離之.攻其無備, 出其不意, 此兵家之勝, 不可先傳也.」
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