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Hamas Planned Deadly 9/11-Style Attack on Israel with Iran Support, Documents Show

Oct 13, 2024, 03:41 PM

Hamas had planned to conduct a 9/11-style attack on Israel that was intended to be far deadlier than the October 7 massacre that took place in 2023, according to a Washington Post report. Israel’s military shared documents it says were found in Gaza that appear to show financial and military support provided by Iran to Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas before the Oct. 7 attacks. Hamas planned its attack for fall 2022 but delayed to persuade Iran and Hezbollah to join, secret papers show. It was emboldened by Israel's domestic turmoil and aimed to block normalization with Saudi Arabia.