Hamas Wanted to Torpedo Israel-Saudi Deal With Oct. 7 Attacks, Documents Reveal
- Hamas orchestrated the October 7, 2023 assault from Gaza with the intent to obstruct the Israel-Saudi normalization talks that were close to reaching an agreement.
- The attack was planned for two years amid concern that the U.S.-mediated deal would marginalize the Palestinian cause.
- Documents uncovered by Israeli forces showed Hamas leaders, including Yahya Sinwar, viewing normalization as an existential threat and calling for increased attacks to oppose it.
- The attack resulted in the deaths of nearly 1,200 Israelis and triggered a large-scale Israeli military operation that brought any advancement on the Israel-Saudi normalization process to a standstill.
- This conflict has reshaped regional dynamics, complicating Palestinian statehood prospects and altering Saudi diplomatic calculations regarding normalization.
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Derailments at the ARD – Why so Often on the Subject of Israel?
Public-law journalism is financed by the general public. Nevertheless, there are always strange contributions about the Jewish state. A former moderator even justified Hamas' terror. That is certainly not in the sense of the contributors.
Revealed: Why Hamas actually launched Oct 7 raids on Israel in 2023, the real target was a peace pact
Documents recovered by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip have reportedly revealed that the purpose of the Hamas-led October 7 attack was to derail the normalisation of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.


Hamas Planned Oct. 7 to Prevent Israel-Saudi Normalization, Documents Confirm
(Zero Hedge)—Newly uncovered internal Hamas documents confirm a longtime theory explaining the motives behind the Oct.7, 2023 terror attack which kicked off the bloody and grinding Gaza war, which still shows no signs of abating and has resulted in unprecedented death and destruction in the Gaza Strip. The documents, published by The Wall Street Journal, demonstrate that Hamas leaders had a specific aim of preventing a potential peace agreement …
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