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Sinwar's Oct 7 Broadcast Directives Revealed · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
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  Speaker 1: The Israel Defense Forces have released previously unseen documents attributed
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  Speaker 1: to Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, detailing his directives for the
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  Speaker 1: October 7th massacre. According to the IDF, Sinwar demanded that
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  Speaker 1: terrorists intentionally document and rapidly broadcast graphic images of their atrocities,
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  Speaker 1: including point-blank shootings and slaughter. to terrorise the Israeli public.
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  Speaker 1: The documents reportedly show Sinwar's intent to create horrific images,
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  Speaker 1: such as burning neighbourhoods and exploding tanks. He also outlined
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  Speaker 1: potential plans for the broader involvement of other groups from
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  Speaker 1: the West Bank and the Iran-led Axis of Resistance in
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  Speaker 1: such attacks. IDF operations in the Tel Sultan neighbourhood of
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  Speaker 1: Rafah were reportedly based on intelligence indicating high-value Hamas targets
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  Speaker 1: in the area. In a separate development highlighting the pervasive
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  Speaker 1: influence of Hamas ideology, the IDF also released a letter
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  Speaker 1: recovered in 2024, written by Yahya Sinwar's then 10-year-old son, Ibrahim,
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  Speaker 1: at the start of the Gaza war. The letter, found
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  Speaker 1: on lined paper, expressed the child's desire to hold a
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  Speaker 1: Kalashnikov rifle and shoot the Jews, alongside drawings of weapons
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  Speaker 1: and tanks. The IDF presented this letter as evidence that
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  Speaker 1: Sinwar's murderous ideology and Hamas's values of hatred and violence,
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  Speaker 1: are reflected in the upbringing of children in the Gaza Strip. Domestically,
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  Speaker 1: ahead of the October 27th election, a recent Mariv poll
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  Speaker 1: conducted by Laser Research suggests a significant public preference for
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  Speaker 1: a unity government over another election, with only 27% favouring
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  Speaker 1: repeat elections if no clear result emerges. The poll also
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  Speaker 1: indicates a potential shift in leadership, with 48% of respondents
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  Speaker 1: believing Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot would make a better
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  Speaker 1: prime minister than current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who received
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  Speaker 1: 41% support. Current poll standings show Arab parties reaching a
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  Speaker 1: combined 14 seats, while Likud has fallen to 18 seats. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: near Gaza, approximately 700 individuals, including bereaved families and wounded
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  Speaker 1: IDF soldiers, established a settlement point overnight. These activists set
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  Speaker 1: up basic structures, calling on the government to recognise and
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  Speaker 1: relocate settlements to northern Gaza. On the economic front, Professor
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  Speaker 1: Jarin Zelichar has presented a comprehensive plan aimed at reducing
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  Speaker 1: the cost of living. His proposals include opening imports to
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  Speaker 1: greater competition, lowering taxes and restructuring the state budget. Zelichar,
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  Speaker 1: leading a joint party with Jo Oz Hendel's reservists, stated
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  Speaker 1: that his party's entry into a government would be conditional
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  Speaker 1: on universal conscription and him receiving the Treasury portfolio. For
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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