Hamas’ Oct. 7 “mission” plan: “Kill and take captives”
Attack plan for Kibbutz Mefalsim:
“The mission: At X hour on X day, the platoon will attack Kibbutz Mefalsim in order to kill and take captives…”
“Soldiers and civilians should be captured, hostages should be held, and negotiations should be carried out about them.”
At a meeting with Israeli military intelligence, Palestinian Media Watch was shown the following seized pages of Hamas’ plans for the attack on Kibbutz Mefalsim in southern Israel. PMW is publishing this with the military’s permission.
Dated “October 2022,” these few pages of Hamas’ attack plans clearly show that not only did the terror organization meticulously plan the attack years in advance, Hamas also determined from the beginning that one of their main goals would be to murder Israeli civilians and take CIVILIAN hostages:
“The mission: At X hour on X day, the platoon will attack Kibbutz Mefalsim in order to kill and take captives…”
“The platoon will attack Kibbutz Mefalsim from the main gate, confront the regional defense forces and any other force in the kibbutz, and take control of it.”
“Soldiers and civilians should be captured, hostages should be held, and negotiations should be carried out about them.”
[Israeli Military Intelligence, published with permission]
While these pages are only a fragment of Hamas’ attack plans, they clearly illustrate the pure evil of the attack on October 7, 2023. Unfortunately, the plans were carried out successfully and at the time of writing, 108 hostages are still being held in Hamas captivity, around 1/3 of them are believed to be dead. These are in addition to over 1,100 murdered Israelis and foreigners on October 7.
The following is the translation of Hamas’ attack plans that PMW was shown and permitted to publish:
Front page: “Top secret
Operation order – B14
Northern [Gaza] Brigade
October 2022”
The logo of the Izz A-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military wing, appears under the words “Top secret.” The logo features a masked man wearing a keffiyeh – Arab headdress – and green Hamas headband and holding an assault rifle with the Dome of the Rock in the background -Ed.
Page 2:
(A and B do not appear – Ed.)C. The units’ duties – basic units
1) Platoon – roles:
1. If the squad succeeds in activating…
2. Advancing via… north of Abu Safiyya Gate until breach B14 (i.e., a place on Hamas’ map).
3. The platoon will advance via Route 49, and afterwards Route 50, and afterwards… the gate of Mefalsim.
4. Leaving a team at the… junction southwest of Kibbutz Mefalsim to secure the junction.
5. The first team will open a breach in the barbed wire fence and attack the kibbutz from the southwest.
6. The platoon will attack Kibbutz Mefalsim from the main gate, confront the regional defense forces and any other force in the kibbutz, and take control of it.
7. Soldiers and civilians should be captured, hostages should be held, and negotiations should be carried out about them.
8. An anti-aircraft team will operate against the enemy’s aircraft”
2) The needs - basic unit
Page 3:
Text: “Operation Kibbutz Mefalsim plan stage B
Sources: …
(A and B do not appear – Ed.)C. Maps and aerial images of the target area
D. Videos of the target area
…
3. The mission: At X hour on X day, the platoon will attack Kibbutz Mefalsim in order to kill and take captives…
The document includes details on the forces participating in the attack, the required equipment, the plan of action, and the objectives, including the following objective - ed.
4. Executing the mission:
Maneuvering:
The platoon will attack Kibbutz Mefalsim. The two first squads will confront the kibbutz’s regional defense forces and take control of them. The third squad will take control of the intersection connecting Mefalsim to Route 242.
…”
[Israeli Military Intelligence, published with permission]