NYT reports that Israeli officials had a detailed Hamas blueprint for an attack like October 7 over a year ago, but dismissed it as too ambitious for the group to pull off.
Hamas terroristscelebrate after handing over hostages, who were abducted by Hamas gunmen during the October 7 attack on Israel, to the International Red Cross, as part of a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel amid a temporary truce, in an unknown location in the Gaza Strip, Novemb(photo credit: Hamas Military Wing/Handout via REUTERS)
Israel had detailed Hamas attack plans a year ago, dismissed them - NYT
The document outlined "a methodical assault" in which drones would attack Israel's surveillance system as terrorists entered the country using paragliders and motorcycles under the cover of rockets.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Palestinians break into the Israeli side of Israel-Gaza border fence after Hamas terrorists infiltrated areas of southern Israel, October 7, 2023.(photo credit: REUTERS/Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa)Go to the full article > >
Rocket sirens sound in Gaza border area, despite ceasefire
Negotiators try to get Israel, Hamas to extend truce again
Israel has sworn to annihilate Hamas, which rules Gaza, in response to the Oct. 7 rampage by the terrorist group.
ByREUTERS Smoke rises after Israeli air strikes as it seen from Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, November 23, 2023. (photo credit: ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
Israel, Hamas agree to extend truce for eighth day -WSJ
Hamas drugged children; burned legs with motorcycle exhaust for identification
Each child seized by Hamas was placed on a motorcycle. They positioned the child's leg against the bike's exhaust pipe, causing burns.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Israeli military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari points at a motorcycle with gunshot marks which he said appeared to have been used to bring hostages to Gaza after the surprise attack on October 7(photo credit: REUTERS/IDF HANDOUT)Go to the full article > >Israel-Hamas War: What you need to know
Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza
Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 in the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
