On October 7, Palestinian group Hamas launched a brutal terrorist attack on Israel, sending shockwaves to the international community and leading to one of the biggest wars in the Middle-east region. Notably, Iran-backed Hezbollah also made an entry into the war with Israel, leading a threat to world peace.
According to the new media reports, the attack was in the planning stage for years and the terrorists were planning originally to recreate a 9/11- like attack on Israel, while to the world the attack seemed to be sudden.
According to The Washington Post’s report, prepared using documents recovered by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Hamas’s original plan was to attack Israel on October 7 in the previous year – 2022, but the group delayed the attack to coordinate with Iran and Hezbollah to strengthen their military powers.
One of the most shocking revelations, according to The Washington Post report, is that Hamas’s original plan was to carry out a 9/11-style bombing in Israel, which can have targeted the iconic Azrieli Towers in Tel Aviv. These skyscrapers host many offices, a shopping mall, and a central train station. The plan was to conduct strikes similar of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, to topple the towers and cause mass casualties.
Hamas concluded that due to lack of the resources and military power to execute a plan like 9/11 and the original plan was scrapped. Most of their plans failed to reach the execution stage, one of the main factors that helped Hamas attack Israel was their successful attempt to mislead Israeli intelligence, one of the best in the world.
This deception was deliberate, with Hamas leadership discussing the need to lull Israel into a false sense of security. On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a large-scale surprise attack on Israel, including rocket fire and ground assaults. More than 2,000 rockets were fired from Gaza into Israeli cities and towns, causing widespread damage and civilian casualties.
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