The First Hours of the Israel-Hamas War: What Actually Happened?

Even 11 days after Hamas launched its murderous attack on Israeli families, not all the details of how events unfolded are yet available. This is what we know so far

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Yaniv Kubovich
Yaniv Kubovich
Yaniv Kubovich
Yaniv Kubovich

At the start of the attack on the morning of Saturday, October 7, when Israel had not yet begun to understand what it was facing, Hamas already knew its next steps. The terror organization had overcome barriers Israel built on the border, murdering more than 1,300 people and taking at least 199 hostages.

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