An Israeli tank disabled in front of the fence separating Israel from the Gaza Strip, on October 7, 2023. (Credit: AFP)
Iran was reportedly approached by Hamas for assistance in planning the Oct. 7 attacks. This is what the Washington Post and the New York Times revealed after accessing 59 pages of documents and letters — some addressed directly to Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei — that the Israeli army claims were found in Hamas command centers in Gaza. Among the documents shared with the Washington Post were minutes from secret meetings of the Islamist group, indicating that Hamas sought Iran's and Hezbollah’s support for a large-scale assault on Israel, promising that with Tehran's backing, it could fully destroy Israel within two years. Read also: Khamenei now alone before the abyss According to documents also reviewed by the New York Times, the plan, which was more ambitious than the deadly incursions of Oct. 7, involved a wave of terrorist...
Iran was reportedly approached by Hamas for assistance in planning the Oct. 7 attacks. This is what the Washington Post and the New York Times revealed after accessing 59 pages of documents and letters — some addressed directly to Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei — that the Israeli army claims were found in Hamas command centers in Gaza. Among the documents shared with the Washington Post were minutes from secret meetings of the Islamist group, indicating that Hamas sought Iran's and Hezbollah’s support for a large-scale assault on Israel, promising that with Tehran's backing, it could fully destroy Israel within two years. Read also: Khamenei now alone before the abyss According to documents also reviewed by the New York Times, the plan, which was more ambitious than the deadly incursions of Oct. 7, involved a wave of...