Years before Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, starting the latest war in the region, the terrorist organization attacked a skyscraper in Tel Aviv while pressuring Iran for support in its fight against the Jewish state. They were planning other attacks, including a plan to blow up the. According to documents discovered by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, The Washington Post reported.
The paper said documents seized from Hamas headquarters revealed plans for attacks using trains, boats and even horse-drawn carriages. The 59-page document includes an illustrated presentation detailing possible attack options, as well as a request for hundreds of millions of dollars from Hamas to fund and train 12,000 additional Hamas fighters in 2021. It includes letters to Iran's top leaders.
“Hamas, in its efforts to wipe Israel and the Jewish people off the map, succeeded in dragging Iran directly into a conflict for which it was unprepared,” said an Israeli security official who reviewed the letter and planning documents. Ta. post. The official spoke on condition of anonymity about classified documents seized by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip.
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On October 7, 2023, Palestinians cross the border fence with Israel from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip and overpower an Israeli Merkava tank. (Getty Images)
The move to release the documents comes after the Islamic Republic launched around 200 missiles on October 1 in response to the killing of Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, raising the possibility that Israel could retaliate against Iran. It was done on the grounds that it was a sexual act.
In a letter written in 2021, Hamas' Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar appealed for additional financial and military support to multiple Iranian officials, including the country's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and urged Iranian support. He promised to completely destroy Israel within two years.
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“We promise not to waste a single penny unless we achieve this sacred goal,” the June 2021 letter said, appearing to be signed by Sinwar and five other Hamas officials. is written.
Iran initially refused to become directly involved in the war between Hamas and Israel that began on October 7. However, the conflict is escalating as Iranian proxies continue to attack Israel on multiple fronts.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, the Islamic Republic of Iran's Mission accused Israel of spreading false information.
“We consider the Israeli regime to be an insidious criminal and anti-human entity, and we do not believe in their illusions,” a spokesperson for the mission said. “They have a long history of spreading falsehoods, forging already falsified documents, and conducting deceptive psychological operations.”
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A man walks past a shelter tent erected near a collapsed building in the Brej camp for Palestinian refugees in central Gaza Strip, October 1, 2024, as the war between Israel and Hamas continues in the Palestinian territories. . (Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images)
Some of the plans seized by the Israel Defense Forces include a computer slide presentation showing Hamas outposts in northern Gaza, with targets ranging from military headquarters to shopping malls, including options for attacking Israel. A scenario is shown.
Another described plans to demolish Israel's second-tallest 70-story building, the Moshe Aviv Tower, in Tel Aviv, as well as the Azrieli Center complex, which consists of three skyscrapers. The Post reports that there is a large shopping mall, train station and movie theater.
Numerous rockets are seen fired from Iran over Jerusalem from Hebron in the West Bank on October 1, 2024. The Israeli military announced that missiles were fired from Iran toward Israel and sirens were heard across the country, especially in Tel Aviv. (Wissam Hashramoon/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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The plan states, “We are working to find a mechanism to destroy the tower.”
Other attack plans include targeting Israel's railway network and reviving ancient horse-drawn carriages as a means of transporting fighter jets and weapons, the report said.
