Roni Lifshitz says she saw men taking pictures of the fence from the Gaza side

She remembers the men "talking, pointing at the cameras and the fence,
taking pictures".

She says she was able to identify them as being from Hamas' elite
Nukhba Force because of their clothing. Israel has said this was one of
the "leading forces" behind the October attacks.

Roni's account matches that of another woman at the base who spoke to
the BBC.

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Some of the watchwomen also speak of growing incidents of attempted

incursions.

Messages shared with us by one female soldier make reference in code

to vans along the border, as well as to the IDF stopping people trying to
cross into Israel, which she says was happening more frequently.
Members of the unit congratulate each other on these interceptions with
heart emojis and GIFs.

In a message observer Shahaf Nissani sent to her mum in July, she

writes: "Good morning mummy. I finished a shi now and we had an
[attempted border incursion] but this event was really nerve wracking…
like it was an event that no one had ever encountered."

The women also started to see strange changes in patterns of behaviour

along the border.