The dramatic, earth-shattering events in Palestine starting on October 7 have taken many people by surprise. However, attentive observers were not among them. Few expected that Palestinian fighters would be parachuting into southern Israel on October 7; that instead of capturing a single Israeli soldier - as done in 2006 - hundreds of Israelis,
The Spark That Lit the Fire: The Untold Story of the October 7 Attacks
An examination of Hamas statements and political discourse demonstrates that the Palestinian group was hardly secretive about its plans for October 7.