Sinwar's Horrific Directives for Oct. 7 Massacre Revealed
Translated & summarized from Hamal by baba
Chilling directives from Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, written before the October 7th massacre, reveal instructions to document and broadcast graphic violence. The documents emphasize creating "horror images" of killings, destruction, and burning neighborhoods to demoralize the enemy. Sinwar also planned for maximum expansion of the attack and control of key positions.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar issued directives for graphic documentation of the October 7th massacre.
- Instructions included filming soldiers being stepped on, point-blank shootings, and knife killings.
- Sinwar ordered the creation of "horror images" through planned destruction and burning of neighborhoods.
- The goal was to broadcast images quickly to demoralize the enemy and break their spirit.
- Directives also covered expanding the attack and controlling key military and civilian positions.
Newly revealed directives written by Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar prior to the October 7th massacre detail chilling instructions for documenting and disseminating graphic violence. The documents, obtained during the IDF's operations in Gaza, emphasize the need to "deliberately cause these things to happen" and to "document and broadcast the images as quickly as possible." Specific instructions included capturing scenes of soldiers being stepped on, point-blank shootings, knife killings, tank explosions, and captives kneeling with hands on their heads.
Sinwar also called for pre-planned events designed to generate "horror images," such as the detonation of car bombs in bases or structures to cause immense destruction and create "heartbreaking scenes" with "huge fire." He suggested that five to ten such images could break the enemy's spirit, quoting, "Allah came upon them from where they did not expect and struck terror into their hearts."
Further directives outlined plans for operations involving the burning of entire neighborhoods or kibbutzim, using fuel from tankers to spread fire and broadcast the images. Sinwar anticipated potential signs of enemy collapse early on, possibly encouraged by internal Palestinian movements in Jerusalem and the West Bank, or by Hezbollah's intervention. He stressed the importance of being prepared to expand the attack to the maximum, focusing on controlling power centers and key positions.
The directives also suggested sending Palestinian factions' forces into population centers, while Sinwar's own forces were to concentrate on important, defined targets and key positions. The article includes a caption noting the documentation of a tank shell fired at a structure where Yahya Sinwar was located, credited to the IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
