The U.S. provided intelligence on the hostages before Israel’s successful rescue operation Saturday, according to American and Israeli officials briefed on the assistance. Two Israeli intelligence officials said the American military officials in Israel provided some of the intelligence about the hostages rescued Saturday. While Israel has its own intelligence, the United States and Britain have been able to provide intelligence from the air and cyberspace that Israel cannot collect on its own, the Israeli official said. American officials have said their intelligence support for Israel is focused on the location of hostages and information about Hamas’s top leadership. But the American and Israeli officials said the outside intelligence did provide added value.
