Hamas militants had detailed maps of Israeli military bases during the invasion, – WSJ

Hamas militants had detailed maps of peaceful Israeli cities./DW

The Hamas terrorist group had detailed maps of cities and military bases when invading Israel on October 7.

The publication analyzed documents found at the sites of the attacks and in the belongings of killed militants and, in fact, found evidence confirming this.

Moreover, some Hamas members carried tactical manuals outlining the weak areas of the Israeli army's armored vehicles. All instructions are written in Arabic and indicate a high degree of planning for the attack and a significant scale of intelligence gathering.

In one of the documents dated June 15, classified as “top secret,” a plan was written to infiltrate Kibbutz Mefalsim. It was intended that two groups of five men and a commander would carry out the invasion.

The document consists of 14 pages, including maps and aerial photographs of the kibbutz. According to the plan, the militants were supposed to take hostages “for negotiations.” Mefalsim came under attack by militants on October 7.

Updated on the situation in Israel

• Israel said that over the past night IDF fighters attacked strikes on 750 military targets in the northern Gaza Strip. In particular, through the underground tunnels of Hamas militants.
• The Israeli army gave residents of northern Gaza a day to evacuate to the south.
• The number of victims as a result of the Hamas attack on Israel has already crossed one thousand: 1 300 people died, thousands were injured.