Documents found amid the bodies of slain militants indicate Hamas were planning to push towards the West Bank before linking up with local terrorists
Washington Post: Hamas envisioned deeper attacks, aiming to provoke an Israeli war
TEL AVIV — The first clues came from the bodies of slain terrorists: Maps, drawings, notes and the weapons and gear they carried. In Beeri, a kibbutz town overrun by Hamas on Oct. 7, one dead fighter had a notebook with hand-scrawled Quranic verses and orders that read, simply, “Kill as many people and take as many hostages as possible.”
Others were equipped with gas canisters, handcuffs and thermobaric grenades designed to instantly turn houses into infernos. Each was like a piece from a grisly puzzle, a snippet of fine detail from a terrorist operation that called for hundreds of discrete crimes in specific locations.
Four weeks later, the reassembled fragments are beginning to reveal the contours of Hamas’s broader plan, one that analysts say was intended not to just kill and capture Israelis, but to spark a conflagration that would sweep the region and lead to a wider conflict.
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WNU Editor: If Hamas was hoping for an overwhelming Israeli response after their October 7th attack, they got it.
Hamas Wanted To Push Towards The West Bank On October 7
Hamas planned to push October 7 massacre to the West Bank border -report -- Jerusalem Post
Hamas sought to reach West Bank with Oct. 7 onslaught, spark wider war — report -- Times of Israel
Hamas militants had prepared for a 'second phase' of terrorist attacks in Israel, report says -- Insider
A deadly cascade: how secret Hamas attack orders were passed down at last minute -- The Guardian
Hamas attack planned for over a year; wanted to go deep into Israel: Report -- Hindustan Times