"We must plan horror images in advance": Two years after his elimination - the documents of the architect of the massacre are revealed
Two years after the elimination of Yahya Sinwar, the IDF published handwritten documents revealing his advance planning of the October 7 massacre. The documents describe a demand to document and broadcast horror images, including stepping on heads and slaughter, with the aim of terrorizing Israel. The article also describes the stages of Sinwar's elimination in Rafah.
To mark two years since the elimination of Yahya Sinwar, the IDF published documents in his handwriting revealing his advance planning of the October 7, 2023 massacre. The documents describe how Sinwar deceived the political echelon and the Israeli security establishment, while presenting a facade of political settlement. In one document, Sinwar wrote that one must plan in advance "events from which horror images will emerge," including stepping on soldiers' heads, point-blank shooting, stabbing with a knife, and blowing up tanks, while broadcasting quickly to the media. Another document describes plans to burn entire neighborhoods using a fuel tanker. Sinwar noted that the campaign might expand following Hezbollah's intervention and activity in Jerusalem and the West Bank. The article also describes the stages of his elimination on October 16, 2024, in the Tel Sultan neighborhood of Rafah, by forces of the Bislamach Brigade's battle team, including the identification, encounter, and shooting that led to his death. The documents reinforce the intelligence assessment that Sinwar was one of the main architects of the terrorist attack.