After the first anniversary of the attack, the New York Times published a report entitled “Secret Documents Show that agitation “I tried to persuade Iran to join its attack on October 7,” in which she revealed what was in the minutes of several secret meetings held by Hamas in the period leading up to the attack.
According to the American newspaper, the minutes contained references to Hamas’ efforts to persuade its allies, Iran and Hezbollah, to join the attack.
But the Permanent Mission of Iran to the United Nations denied the validity of this report.
The mission told the American magazine “Newsweek”, on Saturday: “While Hamas officials stationed in Doha stated that they also had no prior knowledge of the operation, and that all planning and decision-making was done exclusively by the movement’s military wing inside… Gaza“Any claim that attempts to link Iran or Hezbollah to the attack, partially or completely, is devoid of credibility and comes from fabricated documents.”
Iran has actually become involved in the raging conflict in the Middle East, as it launched two attacks on Israel, the first in April and the other in October, amid expectations of an imminent Israeli response to the second attack.
New York Times report
- The newspaper revealed this based on what it said were documents it seized Israeli armyFor two years, the Hamas movement tried to persuade Iran and Hezbollah to participate in a large, coordinated attack against Israel.
- A senior Iranian official told one of the movement’s leaders in the middle of last year, “The matter needs more time to prepare.”
- The plan for the October 7 attack had been on Hamas’ table for more than two years, but it postponed its implementation for one reason, which was to try to convince Iran and Hezbollah to participate in the attack.
- The newspaper says that this information was recorded in the minutes of secret meetings of the movement, and was found on a computer that fell into the hands of the Israeli army last January.
- The documents state that a meeting took place between a senior Hamas official and an Iranian Lebanon In July 2023, they requested assistance in carrying out a coordinated strike against sensitive Israeli sites.
- At that time, Hamas provided justifications for “internal tension in Israel,” against the backdrop of the Prime Minister’s plan Benjamin Netanyahu To make judicial amendments that sparked protests against him.
- The Iranian official’s response at the time said, “Tehran and Hezbollah support Hamas in principle, but they need more time to prepare.”
- Hamas decided to proceed with its attack plan without their full participation, and it was implemented on October 7th.
- The attack killed about 1,200 people in Israel, and Hamas took about 250 hostages, including about 100 still in the Gaza Strip, and only half of them are believed to be alive.
- Israel has launched devastating military operations in Gaza that have been ongoing for more than a year, killing about 42,000 Palestinians so far, according to health authorities in the Strip.
