Gazan laborers in Israel did not provide Hamas with intelligence prior to Oct. 7, according to a Shin Bet investigation.

The report released by Israel’s security agency comes after an extensive review, which found no evidence of a ‘broad effort’ by Gazans working in Israel to assist the Hamas terrorist organization with intelligence that could have facilitated the horrific events of October 7. The attack was marked by mass rapes, burnings, mutilations, torture, abductions, and the murder of more than 1,200 people.

The investigation was sparked by media speculation that suggested Gazan workers had supplied Hamas with crucial information aiding in the massacre. At Kibbutz Nir Oz, for example, where 100 of its 427 members were either killed or kidnapped, survivors told local media that the terrorists seemed familiar with the community.

Investigators interviewed roughly 3,000 of the 18,500 Gazans who held Israeli work permits before the attack. Despite the Shin Bet’s findings, the report did not entirely dismiss the possibility that some Gazan workers might have been involved in aiding Hamas.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced in early November that Israel would sever all employment contracts with Gaza, stating, “There will be no more Palestinian workers from Gaza.”