Hamas attack planned for over a year; wanted to go deep into Israel: Report
- Hamas militants meticulously planned and prepared for a historic assault on Israel, carrying enough supplies to last several days and instructions to potentially strike larger cities if the initial wave of attacks succeeded.
- Hamas anticipated a severe Israeli reaction and was willing to accept heavy losses, aiming to provoke a new wave of violent Palestinian resistance and disrupt efforts at normalizing relations between Israel and Arab states.
- The assault teams breached the Israeli border in multiple places, staging a mass slaughter of soldiers and civilians in Israeli villages and towns, drawing Israeli defenders into gun battles that lasted more than a day.
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Israel-Hamas war beyond darkest 'Fauda' plot, says co-creator
The Israeli TV action series "Fauda" has won Netflix fans worldwide for its gritty take on the exploits of an undercover unit that fights Palestinian militants.But the grim reality of the October 7 attacks by Hamas and the Gaza war it sparked have surpassed the darkest plots its writers could have imagined, said co-creator Avi Issacharoff.In recent days, the production team learnt that one of their own, Matan Meir, 38, was killed last Friday dur…
Washington Post: Teroriștii Hamas erau pregătiți și pentru faza a doua a atacului din Israel. Ce arată hărțile găsite asupra lor
Gruparea teroristă Hamas avea planuri ambițioase dincolo de masacrul din 7 octombrie, inclusiv să ajungă în Cisiordania și în marile orașe israeliene pentru a declanșa un război cu Israel, scrie The Washington Post, care citează oficiali din serviciile de informații din patru țări Occidentale și din Orientul Mijlociu.
Hamas sought to rip deeper into Israel, unleash mayhem of 'historic proportions' than what unfolded: Report
Hamas militant group sought to unleash a mayhem of 'historic proportions' than what actually transpired on the fateful day on October 7, as per a report by the Washington Post. The report is backed by circumstantial evidence and statements by multiple officials over the Hamas attack. The report cited few current and former intelligence and security officials from four Western and Middle Eastern countries.
The attack on Israel by the radical Hamas group, recognized as terrorist by the US and the EU, on October 7 was aimed not only at capturing settlements near the border with the Gaza Strip, killing their residents and taking hostages, but also at trying to provoke a large-scale conflict in the Middle East. This is stated in an article by The Washington Post, based on an analysis of available evidence and other evidence of Hamas's plans.
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