Hamas attack on Israel should have been even bloodier: WP reveals the militants' terrible plans

Hamas was planning a larger war against Israel / Shutterstock, collage 24 Channel

Palestinian militants were planning a larger war against Israel. They were not going to limit themselves to just the first wave of attacks on border settlements.

Hamas attacked Israel on October 7. On that day, Palestinian militants managed to reach a maximum of the city of Ofakim, located 15 miles from the Gaza Strip. The terrorists then passed half of the planned route.

What exactly was Hamas planning?

As the publication writes, citing intelligence data, during the attack on Israel, Palestinian militants wanted to get to the West Bank. They planned to unleash a larger war against the Jewish state.

Hamas prepared carefully for the October 7 attack. Thus, the militants collected information from laborers from Gaza, who were allowed to enter the enclave daily to work in Israel. The material notes that a large number of these workers worked precisely in those Jewish settlements that were then attacked by Hamas. Terrorists shot, burned and slaughtered entire families of people in their homes. A notebook with a written order to kill as many residents as possible and take more hostages was seized from one of the eliminated Palestinian militants.

Some Palestinian fighters had enough equipment, ammunition and food to survive for several days. These terrorists also had instructions in which they were instructed, if the first wave of attacks were successful, to move further into Israel and, if possible, strike large cities.

One of the Hamas assault troops had maps and intelligence with them. This information indicates that Palestinian militants were planning to advance towards the West Bank border.

What experts say about Israel's war against Hamas

• Recently, the editor-in-chief of the Israeli publication Details, Emil Shleimovich, explained to Channel 24 why the IDF operation in Gaza has slowed down. According to him, for the first time in its practice, the Jewish state uses tactical groups with different types of troops, and even on such a small territory. Hamas' underground tunnels also complicate matters.
• Not so long ago, Emil Shleimovich, against the backdrop of aggravation in the Middle East, admitted the possibility of creating a bloc like NATO, which will take shape. from Israel and selected Arab countries. In his opinion, this could be a separate bloc under US control, and not an alternative to the North Atlantic Alliance.
• Also, the editor-in-chief of the publication “Details” said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu only accelerated his resignation when he rejected the US-proposed plan for the post-war structure of the Gaza Strip and made a number of radical statements. According to the journalist, the level of support for the ruling coalition led by the head of government has decreased by 30%.