Yahya Sinwar and his best Hamas leaders convened in secret for more than two decades to come up with a strategy they believed would be the most devastationous and unsettling assault on Israel in the organization’s story. The Minutes of these covert meetings, which were seized by the Israeli army and provided a detailed account of the steps taken to prepare for the extremist attack on October 7, 2023, were obtained by The New York Times. The files also reveal Sinwar’s commitment to urge Hamas ‘ supporters, Iran and Hezbollah, to visit the abuse or at least commit to a broader clash with Israel.
Days from 10 secret planning meetings involving a limited group of Hamas political and military officials were included in the papers, which were independently verified by the Times. The minutes include 30 pages of previously unreleased information about Hamas ‘ internal processes and broad attack procedures. The records list the main goals and evaluations of the management team, as well as the first attempt to launch the attack in the fall of 2022, which was postponed because Hamas sought the cooperation of Iran and Hezbollah.
The Hamas officials cited Israel’s “internal situation”, good referring to the controversy surrounding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s plans to reform the court, as one of the reasons they felt” compelled to move toward a proper fight”. A senior Iranian captain and a senior Hamas official met with each other in Lebanon in July 2023 to ask for help in dramatic delicate sites at the start of the abuse. The Persian captain expressed in principle support, but he noted that preparation for Iran and Hezbollah took longer.
The documents also state Hamas ‘ intention to talk with Hezbollah’s leader at the time, Hassan Nasrallah, more in-depth, with the group, but they do not identify whether the discussion took place. Hassa was confident in its allies ‘ public support, but he now thinks it might need to proceed without their full involvement, primarily to stop Israel from deploying a modern, sophisticated new air defense system prior to the assault.
Hamas made the decision to launch an offensive to thwart the restoration of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel. The team also aimed to issue Israel’s growing profession of the West Bank and its efforts to assert greater power over Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque element. Collectively, these factors all had an impact on Hamas ‘ decision to engage in armed conflict.
The attack was seen as a means of modifying the shifting geopolitical dynamics in the area, particularly the possibility of enhancing relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia. Hamas also sought to stop Israel’s growing influence over the West Bank and its efforts to control the holy site in Jerusalem.
Hamas purposefully avoided significant conflicts with Israel for two years starting in 2021 to make the surprise attack of 2023 happen. The documents also reveal that Hamas leaders in the Gaza Strip briefed Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas ‘ Qatar-based political leader, on” the big project”, a fact that was not previously known.
The documents provide a more in-depth understanding of one of the most significant periods in contemporary Middle Eastern history, demonstrating that it was both the result of a strategic decision and a course of action following Netanyahu’s late 2022 return to power in Israel.
The Israeli attack claimed the lives of roughly 1,200 people, and it led to Israel’s bombardment and occupation of Gaza, which resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinians both civilians and militants. In the end, the conflict turned into a larger conflict between Israel and Hamas ‘ regional allies.
A persistent mystery surrounds the extent to which Iran and Hezbollah knew about Hamas ‘ initial plans. This question gained new significance in recent weeks, following Israel’s invasion of Lebanon and Iran’s strikes on Israel.
Hamas leaders have spoken widely about the support they received from regional allies, even though Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has publicly denied Iran’s involvement in the attack and US officials have described intelligence that suggests key Iranian leaders were caught off guard. Iranian and Hezbollah officials reported involvement in the planning and training of the attack in a number of sporadic, sometimes contradictory reports.
Late in January, Israeli soldiers raided an underground Hamas command center in Khan Younis, from where the group’s leaders had recently escaped, and found the minutes on a computer.
The Times shared some of the contents of the documents with Hamas-related members and experts in order to verify their authenticity. The Israeli military, in a separate internal report obtained by the Times, also concluded that the documents were genuine.
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‘The big project’: The secret strategy behind Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel on Oct 7
Rockets were launched by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, in Gaza on Oct 7, 2023 ( Pic credit: AP )
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