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Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups codenamed the attacks Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, [i] [1] while in Israel they are sometimes referred to as Black Saturday [j] [57] or the Simchat Torah Massacre. [k] [58] Internationally, and commonly in Israel, [59] the attacks are called the October 7 attacks. [60] [61] [62]
For two years, Hamas used hardwired phone lines within Gaza's tunnel network, nicknamed the "Gaza metro", to covertly communicate, evade Israeli intelligence, and plan Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. [85] [86] In the months preceding the attack, Hamas publicly released videos of its militants preparing to attack Israel.
[165] Hamas stated that its attack was a response to the blockade of the Gaza Strip, the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements, rising Israeli settler violence and recent escalations at Al-Aqsa. [ 140 ] [ 141 ] [ 142 ] According to both Hamas officials and external observers, the attack was a calculated effort to create a "permanent" state ...
Mohammed Deif, the shadowy leader of Hamas’ military wing, has said the assault named “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm” was in response to the 16-year blockade of Gaza, the Israeli occupation, and a ...
Hamas-run Al-Aqsa news reported that the militant group had handed over what it described as Bibas’ body to the Red Cross, citing its leader Mahmoud Mardawi.
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades participated in the Hamas-led 7 October attacks on Israel, which began the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. [ 11 ] According to the Institute for the Study of War , during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip , the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades engaged in combat with the Israel Defence Forces in various locations throughout ...
The secretive mastermind behind the assault, Palestinian militant Mohammed Deif, calls it Al Aqsa Flood. The phrase Israel's most wanted man used in an audio tape broadcast as Hamas fired ...
Al-Aqsa TV (Arabic: قناة الأقصى) is a television channel run by Hamas, [1] which is based in the Gaza Strip. Its programs include news and propaganda promoting Hamas, [ 2 ] children's shows, and religiously inspired entertainment. [ 3 ]