Partygoers at the Supernova Psy-Trance Festival who filmed the events that unfolded on Oct. 7, 2023. Photo: Yes Studios

At a meeting with Israeli military intelligence, Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) was shown the following seized pages of Hamas’ plans for the attack on Kibbutz Mefalsim in southern Israel.

PMW is publishing this here 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, but 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. [emphasis added]

[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, at least one third of them are believed to be dead. These are in addition to approximately 1,200 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

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]

The author is a senior analyst at Palestinian Media Watch, where a version of this article was originally published.