Hamas’ full plans for October 7 revealed: Terrorists wanted to push towards the West Bank and link up with local terrorists cells and hit MORE cities – killing thousands more
Hamas wanted to go much further with their horrific October 7 attacks and kill thousands more Israelis, new evidence shows.
Maps, drawings, notes and equipment found among the bodies of slain militants indicate they planned to push on to the West Bank before linking up with local terrorists, police said. Washingtonpost.
In Beeri, a kibbutz town targeted by the Islamists, a jihadist’s notebook was recovered with handwritten Quranic orders stating: ‘Kill as many people as possible and take as many hostages as possible.’
Other slaughtered militants carried gas ganisters, handcuffs and thermobaric grenades that had the ability to set structures on fire in seconds, intelligence officials told the Post.
Some were also equipped with enough food to sustain them for several days, and instructions to advance further into Israel if the first wave of attacks were a success.
Hamas wanted to go much further with their horrific October 7 attacks and kill thousands more Israelis, new evidence shows. (Palestinians drive an Israeli military jeep through the streets of Gaza on October 7)
Pictured: Civilians fleeing the terror attack near Kibbutz Urim in southern Israel on October 7
Leaders of the terror group even used drones to map potential targets and Israeli cities within a few kilometers of the $1 billion Iron Dome barrier system designed to protect the nation. (Pictured: the turret system intercepts missiles)
They reached the Israeli town of Ofakim, halfway from Gaza to the West Bank, where Hamas has allies in the form of smaller Palestinian terrorist cells.
Intelligence officials also revealed that the October 7 attack was the result of more than a year of military planning.
This included training hundreds of fighters with AK-47 rifles, pistols and grenade launchers in the Strip.
Leaders even used drones to map potential targets and Israeli cities within a few miles of the $1 billion Iron Dome missile barrier system designed to protect the nation.
Hamas official Basem Naim confirmed that the group expected a “violent response” from Israel, but he felt the Palestinians had “no other options.”
He said the recent attacks by Jewish settlers on Palestinians in the West Bank and the storming of Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque had sparked widespread anger.
A senior Israeli military official told the Post that Hamas wanted to “buy their place in history” at the expense of civilians in Gaza.
Their barbaric attack on October 7 killed around 1,200 people in Israel, and more than 200 are still being held hostage in Gaza.
It comes as the White House revealed that a three-year-old American orphan is among those being held in Palestine after the child’s parents were massacred by the terrorists.
Muhammad Abu Salmiya, the director of Al Shifa Hospital, said newborn babies died after the hospital suspended operations
This photo taken from the Israeli side of the Gaza Strip border on November 11, 2023, shows smoke rising over buildings during an Israeli attack on the Palestinian enclave
Congress has warned that some hostages could be held by other terror factions, setting up a nightmare scenario for negotiators.
In the US and around the world, thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest to demand a ceasefire in Palestine, but Netanyahu has said this will not happen until all hostages are released.
On Sunday, Hamas released only four of the prisoners, including American Natalie Shoshana Raanan, 17, and her mother Judith Tai Raanan, 59.
Netanyahu said he is still in daily contact with Biden, and also has the “political and ethical support” of the US government.
But the Arab and Muslim world called for an immediate halt to military operations in Gaza, rejecting Israel’s justification of self-defense.
A communiqué issued at the summit urged the International Criminal Court to investigate “war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Israel” as the country continues to wage war against the Gaza Strip.
The World Health Organization warned Sunday that Gaza’s largest hospital is “not functioning” and in a “dangerous” state after an airstrike left it without electricity and water for three days.