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Yahya Sinwar, a Gaza Hamas leader, spent over 20 years in Israeli prisons.
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Gaza Strip History and Administration
Gaza Strip History and Administration
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October 7, 2023 Attack Details
October 7, 2023 Attack Details
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Hamas Strategy and Planning for October 7
Hamas Strategy and Planning for October 7
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A Hebrew University study by Dr. Daniel Sobelman, based on seized top-secret Hamas documents, found Hamas's strategy shifted from defensive to offensive.
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A RUSI assessment found that Hamas fighters "deviated significantly from their own plan" during the October 7 attack.
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The current war in Gaza, also known as the Israel-Hamas war, started on October 7, 2023, with a surprise attack led by Hamas on Israel, which was followed by Israel's military response.
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An IDF investigation, published in July 2024, found that the planning of the Hamas attack began seven or eight years earlier, but Israeli military intelligence missed both early and later signs.
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Following the creation of Israel in 1948, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled or were expelled from their homes.
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Thousands of Hamas-led terrorists burst through the Gaza border and carried out a deadly assault in southern Israel, killing approximately 1,200 people and seizing 251 hostages.
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Approximately 3,000 militants, primarily from Hamas's Al-Qassam Brigades, along with Palestinian Islamic Jihad and smaller groups, breached the Gaza-Israel barrier at multiple points by land, air (paragliders), and sea during the October 7, 2023 attack.
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Two days before the October 7, 2023, attack, two commando companies were moved from the Gaza border to the West Bank, leaving the military at Re'im undermanned and out of position.
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The current war in Gaza is the latest and deadliest phase in a longer Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with historical roots dating back to the early 20th century, the 1948 war, the 1967 occupation of Gaza, Hamas's takeover in 2006-2007, and the subsequent blockade.
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On October 7, 2023, Hamas initiated "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood" (or Storm) around 6:29 a.m., launching 3,000–5,000 rockets into Israel within 20 minutes.
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Many Palestinians who fled or were expelled in 1948 settled in the Gaza Strip.
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Israeli media reported that the October 7 onslaught was originally planned for the first night of Passover.
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Hamas Politburo member Khalil al-Hayya stated in 2021, "We are not a defensive resistance but an offensive one."
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The October 7, 2023 attack occurred on Simchat Torah/Shemini Atzeret, a Jewish holiday, exactly 50 years after the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
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Hamas's Gaza leadership under Yahya Sinwar viewed the May 2021 "Sword of Jerusalem" campaign (Israel's Operation Guardian of the Walls) as a strategic victory and began formulating the "decisive campaign" from that point.
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The core argument of the Hebrew University study is that Hamas viewed structural strategic conditions in the Middle East as a realistic opportunity to militarily defeat Israel and cause its collapse.
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Original planning documents for the October 7 attack showed Hamas intended to fortify seized positions and use hostages to complicate an IDF counterattack.
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The Hebrew University study found Hamas hoped to trap its allies into war, but Iran and Hezbollah were "deeply surprised" by the timing and scale of the October 7 attack.
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Based on captured Hamas documents, Hamas ran a deliberate deception plan by avoiding direct confrontation, containing tactical incidents, and creating a false impression of focusing on internal affairs and Gaza's economy.
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During the October 7, 2023 attack, militants targeted military bases, kibbutzim, towns, and the Nova music festival.
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The chaotic massacre on October 7, carried out in large part by approximately 1,000 Gazans who followed the Hamas strike force, diverted efforts to prepare a deliberate defense.
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Israel's cabinet declared war on October 8, 2023, which was the first such declaration since 1973.
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Israel launched "Operation Swords of Iron" with airstrikes and subsequently a ground invasion, which began on October 27.
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The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) was established in 1949 to assist Palestinian refugees.
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Israel captured the Gaza Strip from Egypt during the 1967 Six-Day War.
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Yahya Sinwar reportedly said Israel's internal disputes and protests were melting "the glue that keeps together the pillars of the [Israeli] entity," making it "weaker than a spider's web," referencing the 2023 judicial-overhaul crisis and mass reservist protest.
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Israel and Egypt imposed a comprehensive land, air, and sea blockade on Gaza in 2007.
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Hamas discussed scenarios where the October 7 attack, combined with Hezbollah action and unrest in Israel and the West Bank, could "quickly collapse" Israel's military and domestic front.
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On October 9, 2023, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant ordered a "complete siege" of Gaza, which involved cutting off electricity, food, and fuel.
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Hamas defeated the rival Fatah party in the 2006 Palestinian Legislative Council elections.
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Hamas seized full military and administrative control of the Gaza Strip in June 2007.
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The Gaza Strip was administered by Egypt from 1948 until 1967.
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The 2005 disengagement plan involved withdrawing all Israeli settlers and ground forces from inside the Gaza Strip.
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Israel stated the 2007 blockade was necessary to prevent weapons smuggling.
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The Hamas takeover of Gaza in June 2007 followed months of violent clashes between Hamas and Fatah.
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After the 2005 disengagement, Israel maintained control over Gaza's airspace, territorial waters, and border crossings.
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