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Bereaved Father Reveals Persian-Speaking Militants Roamed Nahal Oz Before October 7 Attack
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First reported by Kan News · 55 minutes ago
What happened
Eyal Eshel, father of a victim of the October 7 Nahal Oz massacre, revealed that Persian-speaking militants were present in the area on the day of the attack, based on eyewitness testimonies he collected. He believes this indicates prior intelligence gathering on Israel before the assault and continues to work toward improving the country in his daughter's memory.
- 01Eyal Eshel claims Persian-speaking militants were in Nahal Oz on October 7 during the attack.
- 02Information is based on eyewitness testimonies, not official military sources.
- 03Eshel believes militants gathered intelligence on Israel before the attack.
- 04He continues to collect information independently from various sources.
- 05Eshel views his efforts as a mission from his late daughter to improve Israel.
- 06He has accepted his daughter's death but strives for a better future for Israeli children.
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