US EditionHamas Wanted to Torpedo Israel-Saudi Deal With Oct. 7 Attacks, Documents Reveal
- Hamas orchestrated the October 7, 2023 assault from Gaza with the intent to obstruct the Israel-Saudi normalization talks that were close to reaching an agreement.
- The attack was planned for two years amid concern that the U.S.-mediated deal would marginalize the Palestinian cause.
- Documents uncovered by Israeli forces showed Hamas leaders, including Yahya Sinwar, viewing normalization as an existential threat and calling for increased attacks to oppose it.
- The attack resulted in the deaths of nearly 1,200 Israelis and triggered a large-scale Israeli military operation that brought any advancement on the Israel-Saudi normalization process to a standstill.
- This conflict has reshaped regional dynamics, complicating Palestinian statehood prospects and altering Saudi diplomatic calculations regarding normalization.
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Documents show Hamas massacre meant to prevent Israeli-Saudi normalization, report
An 'extraordinary act' is needed to prevent such an agreement, according to minutes of a high-level meeting held days before the attack, uncovered in a Hamas tunnel in Gaza; Yahya Sinwar says a normalization deal would marginalize the Palestinian cause
Hamas planned Oct. 7 attack to prevent Israel-Saudi normalization, documents show
Hamas leaders deliberately launched the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel with the specific aim of preventing a potential peace agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia, according to minutes from a high-level meeting discovered by Israeli forces in Gaza tunnels. The documents, reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, reveal that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar told fellow leaders at an Oct. 2, 2023, political bureau meeting that their planned assault was ne…
Hamas Wanted to Torpedo Israel-Saudi Deal
"Top leaders of Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched their Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel aiming to torpedo peace negotiations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, according to minutes of a high-level meeting in Gaza that Israel’s military said it discovered in a tunnel beneath the enclave," the
Documents Found in Tunnel Reveal: This Is the Real Reason for Hamas' October 7 Attack
Hamas planned the October 7 attack to thwart the normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia. According to documents uncovered in the Gaza Strip, Sinwar said: "The normalization agreement will open the door to other Arab countries - extraordinary action is required."
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